Homemade Cornbread Biscuits (3 Ways)

Sally · sallysbakingaddiction.com · 2026 · 15-18 small biscuits

Against 321 biscuit recipes

More sugar than 99% of recipes and less buttermilk than 89%.

How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 321 biscuit recipes, per 100 g of flour.

More sugar than 99% of recipes: 19% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.3%, about 6 times as much.
Less buttermilk than 89% of recipes: 57% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 84%.

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

1 and 3/4 cups (219g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled), plus more as needed for hands and work surface219 g
3/4 cup (105g) fine or medium-ground yellow cornmeal*105 g
1 Tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
1/2 cup (8 Tbsp; 113g) unsalted butter, cubed and very cold*113 g
3/4 cup (180ml/g) buttermilk, cold (plus more for brushing)≈ 183 g
3 Tablespoons (63g/45ml) honey (or pure maple syrup (60g/45ml), if making the maple bacon version)63 g
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and dicedn/a
1 cup (113g/4oz) freshly shredded sharp cheddar cheese113 g
6 slices bacon, cooked, cooled, and crumbled/choppedn/a

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

2 Tablespoons (28g) unsalted butter, melted28 g
1 Tablespoon (21g/15ml) honey (or pure maple syrup, if making the maple bacon version)21 g
flaky sea saltn/a

flour 324 gbatter 819 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 321 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

Nearest by baker's percentages: fat, buttermilk, leavening, sugar, salt.