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Banana Bread

tastesbetterfromscratch.com · 2025 · 12

Against 708 banana bread recipes

More salt than 91% 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 salt than 91% of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • Leavening in the middle half of recipes: 4.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.5%.
Banana: 142%, 43rd percentileSugar: 80%, 57th percentileFat: 45%, 51st percentileEgg: 40%, 42nd percentileDairy: 6.1%, 46th percentileLeavening: 4.2%, 66th percentileSalt: 2.4%, 94th percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 1 cup granulated sugar ((200g))200 g
  • 1/2 cup butter ((113g))113 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 3 ripe bananas (mashed (about 1 1/2 cups))≈ 354 g
  • 1 Tablespoon milk≈ 15 g
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 2.6 g
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour ((250g))250 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Optional: Stir in 1 cup chopped nuts or chocolate chipsn/a

flour 250 gbatter 1052 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.

  • Banana142% · 43rd percentile
  • Sugar80% · 57th percentile
  • Fat45% · 51st percentile
  • Egg40% · 42nd percentile
  • Dairy6.1% · 46th percentile
  • Leavening4.2% · 66th percentile
  • Salt2.4% · 94th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
55 to 65 minutes
median 55 minutes

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