Zucchini Bread

twopeasandtheirpod.com · 2023 · 12

Against 243 zucchini bread recipes

Less egg than 98% of recipes and more spice than 91%.

How it compares

Against the typical loaf: the median of 243 zucchini bread recipes, per 100 g of flour.

Less egg than 98% of recipes: 23% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 44%, about half as much.
More spice than 91% of recipes: 2.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%, about 2.5 times as much.
Zucchini in the middle half of recipes: 113% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 88%.
Leavening in the middle half of recipes: 2.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.3%.

Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

2 cups grated zucchini ((about 2 medium zucchini))≈ 248 g
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour≈ 219 g
1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon≈ 3.9 g
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 2 g
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg≈ 1.3 g
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger≈ 0.7 g
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves≈ 0.3 g
1/4 cup unsalted butter, (melted and slightly cooled)≈ 57 g
1/4 cup canola or vegetable oil, ((can use melted and slightly cooled coconut oil))≈ 55 g
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar≈ 165 g
1/4 cup granulated sugar≈ 50 g
1 large egg, (at room temperature)≈ 50 g
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 6 g

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

flour 219 gbatter 864 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 243 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

Nearest by baker's percentages: zucchini, sugar, fat, egg, spice, leavening, salt.