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The Best Banana Bread

sugarhero.com · 2017 · 16 slices

Against 708 banana bread recipes

More sugar than 90% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • More sugar than 90% of recipes: 115% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
  • Fat in the middle half of recipes: 53% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 45%.
Banana: 163%, 59th percentileSugar: 115%, 91st percentileFat: 53%, 74th percentileEgg: 48%, 72nd percentileDairy: 14%, 50th percentileLeavening: 2.9%, 34th percentileSalt: 1.4%, 74th percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 14.62 oz all-purpose flour ((3 ¼ cups))415 g
  • 2 tsp baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon≈ 5 g
  • 1 tsp salt≈ 6 g
  • 4 large eggs (at room temperature)≈ 200 g
  • 9.33 oz granulated sugar ((1 ⅓ cups))265 g
  • 7.5 oz brown sugar ((1 cup), lightly packed)213 g
  • 1 cup coconut oil (you can substitute half coconut and half canola, or all canola oil)≈ 218 g
  • 3 cups very ripe bananas (about 5-6 large, coarsely mashed )≈ 675 g
  • 1/4 cup sour cream≈ 58 g
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 4 oz toasted walnuts ((1 cup))113 g
  • 6 oz semi-sweet chocolate ((1 cup), coarsely chopped)170 g

flour 415 gbatter 2357 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.

  • Banana163% · 59th percentile
  • Sugar115% · 91st percentile
  • Fat53% · 74th percentile
  • Egg48% · 72nd percentile
  • Dairy14% · 50th percentile
  • Leavening2.9% · 34th percentile
  • Salt1.4% · 74th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
60 to 75 minutes
median 55 minutes

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