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Banana Bread Formula from Childhood

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Against 708 banana bread recipes

More banana than 85% of recipes and more leavening than 92%.

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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 85% of recipes: 218% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 148%.
  • More leavening than 92% of recipes: 6.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.5%.
  • More egg than 78% of recipes: 53% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • Less fat than 78% of recipes: 29% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 45%.
Banana: 218%, 86th percentileSugar: 53%, 22nd percentileFat: 29%, 21st percentileEgg: 53%, 81st percentileDairy: 0%, 23rd percentileLeavening: 6.5%, 93rd percentileSalt: 1.6%, 81st percentileBananaSugarFatEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 1 ½ cups flour≈ 188 g
  • ½ cup sugar≈ 100 g
  • 2 tsp baking powder≈ 9 g
  • ½ tsp baking soda≈ 3 g
  • ½ tsp salt≈ 3 g
  • 2 eggs≈ 100 g
  • Few drops of vanilla extractn/a
  • 3 large or 4 small frozen bananas, mashed≈ 408 g
  • ¼ cup oil≈ 55 g
  • ¼ cup water≈ 59 g
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)≈ 120 g

flour 188 gbatter 1045 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.

  • Banana218% · 86th percentile
  • Sugar53% · 22nd percentile
  • Fat29% · 21st percentile
  • Egg53% · 81st percentile
  • Dairy0% · 23rd percentile
  • Leavening6.5% · 93rd percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 81st percentile

Oven

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

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