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Brownie banana bread

Barney Desmazery · bbcgoodfood.com · 2023 · 10

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

Less sugar than 91% of recipes and more leavening than 91%.

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How it compares

Against the typical pan: the median of 1221 brownie recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • Less sugar than 91% of recipes: 100% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 224%, about half as much.
  • More leavening than 91% of recipes: 5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • Less fat than 86% of recipes: 63% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 136%, about half as much.
  • Less egg than 82% of recipes: 75% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 125%.
Chocolate: 75%, 25th percentileCocoa: 25%, 58th percentileFat: 63%, 13th percentileSugar: 100%, 8th percentileEgg: 75%, 17th percentileLeavening: 5%, 93rd percentileSalt: 0%, 16th percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 125g unsalted butter cut into pieces, plus extra for the tin125 g
  • 150g dark chocolate chopped into small chunks150 g
  • 200g golden caster sugar200 g
  • 3 eggs≈ 150 g
  • 200g self-raising flour200 g
  • 50g cocoa powder50 g
  • 2 ripe bananas peeled and mashed≈ 236 g

flour 200 gbatter 1111 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 1221 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median. Leavening includes the baking powder in the self-rising flour, counted as 5% of its weight.

  • Chocolate75% · 25th percentile
  • Cocoa25% · 58th percentile
  • Fat63% · 13th percentile
  • Sugar100% · 8th percentile
  • Egg75% · 17th percentile
  • Leavening5% · 93rd percentile
  • Salt0% · 16th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
50 minutes
median 30 minutes

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