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Mexican Cornbread

Sonja Overhiser · acouplecooks.com · 2022 · 16

Against 250 cornbread recipes

More buttermilk than 85% of recipes and more leavening than 86%.

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How it compares

Against the typical pan: the median of 250 cornbread recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More buttermilk than 85% of recipes: 139% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 93%.
  • More leavening than 86% of recipes: 5.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.1%.
Cornmeal share: 53%, 49th percentileButtermilk: 139%, 86th percentileFat: 32%, 56th percentileSugar: 14%, 33rd percentileEgg: 38%, 68th percentileLeavening: 5.8%, 88th percentileSalt: 1.5%, 63rd percentileCornmealshareButtermilkFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 1 cup yellow cornmeal≈ 138 g
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour (or 1 for 1 gluten-free flour)≈ 125 g
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar≈ 38 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 4 g
  • 2 eggs≈ 100 g
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter≈ 85 g
  • 1 1/2 cups milk≈ 366 g
  • 3/4 cup Mexican blend cheese≈ 178 g
  • 3 tablespoons seeded and minced jalapeño pepper≈ 44 g
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped red bell pepper≈ 59 g
  • 1 green onion, finely mincedn/a

flour 263 gbatter 1153 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 250 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Cornmeal share53% · 49th percentile
  • Buttermilk139% · 86th percentile
  • Fat32% · 56th percentile
  • Sugar14% · 33rd percentile
  • Egg38% · 68th percentile
  • Leavening5.8% · 88th percentile
  • Salt1.5% · 63rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 400°F
Time
25 minutes
median 25 minutes

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