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Chocolate Banana Bread

spendwithpennies.com · 2018 · 9 servings

Against 708 banana bread recipes

More banana than 83% of recipes and more fat than 82%.

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How it compares

Against the typical loaf: the median of 708 banana bread recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More banana than 83% of recipes: 216% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 148%.
  • More fat than 82% of recipes: 61% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 45%.
  • No salt at all, where 80% of recipes use some (most of those 0.6 to 1.6% of the flour weight).
  • More egg than 78% of recipes: 53% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Banana: 216%, 84th percentileSugar: 83%, 63rd percentileFat: 61%, 85th percentileEgg: 53%, 81st percentileDairy: 0%, 23rd percentileLeavening: 4.4%, 71st percentileSalt: 0%, 10th percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour≈ 188 g
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 43 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder≈ 2.3 g
  • ½ cup butter≈ 114 g
  • ¼ cup brown sugar≈ 55 g
  • ½ cup granulated sugar≈ 100 g
  • 2 eggs≈ 100 g
  • 4 small bananas (mashed, approx. 1 ⅓ cups)≈ 404 g
  • ½ cup chocolate chips≈ 85 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • ¼ cup half and half (or light cream)≈ 61 g
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar (packed)≈ 28 g
  • 1 teaspoon butter≈ 4.7 g
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
  • 6 tablespoons chocolate chips≈ 64 g

flour 188 gbatter 1096 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 708 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Banana216% · 84th percentile
  • Sugar83% · 63rd percentile
  • Fat61% · 85th percentile
  • Egg53% · 81st percentile
  • Dairy0% · 23rd percentile
  • Leavening4.4% · 71st percentile
  • Salt0% · 10th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
50 to 60 minutes
median 55 minutes

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