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Go-To Banana Pancakes

Sonja Overhiser · acouplecooks.com · 2021 · 8 to 10 medium pancakes

Against 802 pancake recipes

More leavening than 96% of recipes.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 802 pancake recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More leavening than 96% of recipes: 11% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.4%, about twice as much.
  • Salt in the middle half of recipes: 1.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.9%.
Liquid: 146%, 42nd percentileEgg: 40%, 48th percentileSugar: 22%, 73rd percentileFat: 11%, 34th percentileLeavening: 11%, 98th percentileSalt: 1.6%, 78th percentileLiquidEggSugarFatLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 3/4 cup mashed ripe banana* (about 3 small, 2 medium or 1 extra large)≈ 169 g
  • 1 large egg (or flax egg for vegan)≈ 50 g
  • 1 tablespoon neutral oil≈ 14 g
  • 3/4 cup milk of choice (2% or non-dairy milk)≈ 183 g
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour**≈ 125 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon≈ 1.3 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
  • 2 tablespoons light brown sugar (or granulated sugar)≈ 28 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 2 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • To serve: almond butter, banana slices, honey or maple syrupn/a

flour 125 gbatter 585 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 802 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Liquid146% · 42nd percentile
  • Egg40% · 48th percentile
  • Sugar22% · 73rd percentile
  • Fat11% · 34th percentile
  • Leavening11% · 98th percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 78th percentile

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