Grammy's Kitchen · Banana Bread · 100% Whole Wheat Banana Bread
One of 35 banana bread recipes we measured
It ranks #3 of 35 for moistness among the banana bread recipes we compared. 260 cooks on www.kingarthurbaking.com rate it 4.7★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 35.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 50% | 47% |
| total sugar | 85% | 77% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 100% | 0% |
| egg | 44% | 45% |
| leavener | 2% | 2% |
| salt | 2% | 1% |
| fruit | 201% | 169% |
| mix-ins | 25% | 25% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 2 cups (454g) mashed banana (about 5 medium) |
| 113 g | 8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter, room temperature |
| 106 g | 1/2 cup (106g) light brown sugar or dark brown sugar, packed |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract |
| 3 g | 3/4 teaspoon baking soda |
| 4 g | 3/4 teaspoon table salt |
| 85 g | 1/4 cup (85g) honey |
| 100 g | 2 large eggs |
| 226 g | 2 cups (226g) King Arthur Golden Wheat Flour |
| 57 g | 1/2 cup (57g) chopped walnuts, optional; toasted if desired |
Method: 7 steps, published by www.kingarthurbaking.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.