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banana bread with greek yogurt frosting

The Clever Carrot · theclevercarrot.com · 2013 · 1 loaf

Against 708 banana bread recipes

More egg than 76% of recipes and more salt than 76%.

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How it compares

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

  • More egg than 76% of recipes: 53% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • More salt than 76% of recipes: 1.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1%.
  • No dairy at all, where 54% of recipes use some (most of those 25 to 60% of the flour weight).
Banana: 158%, 54th percentileSugar: 79%, 52nd percentileFat: 38%, 35th percentileEgg: 53%, 77th percentileDairy: 0%, 23rd percentileLeavening: 4%, 61st percentileSalt: 1.6%, 81st percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 3/4 c. all purpose flour≈ 94 g
  • 3/4 c. whole wheat flour*≈ 96 g
  • 1/2 tsp. salt≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1 tsp. baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon≈ 1.3 g
  • 1 1/3 c. mashed, overripe banana (2-3 bananas)≈ 300 g
  • 3/4 c. sugar≈ 150 g
  • 2 eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla≈ 6 g
  • 1/3 c. oil≈ 73 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 c. cream cheese, softened (regular or low fat)≈ 232 g
  • 1/2 c. greek yogurt (I used Fage 2 %)≈ 123 g
  • 1/2 c. powdered sugar≈ 60 g

flour 190 gbatter 831 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.

  • Banana158% · 54th percentile
  • Sugar79% · 52nd percentile
  • Fat38% · 35th percentile
  • Egg53% · 77th percentile
  • Dairy0% · 23rd percentile
  • Leavening4% · 61st percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 81st percentile

Oven

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

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