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Mexican Cornbread

africanbites.com · 2021 · 9

Against 250 cornbread recipes

Less leavening than 80% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • Less leavening than 80% of recipes: 2.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.1%.
  • Buttermilk in the middle half of recipes: 86% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 93%.
Cornmeal share: 58%, 68th percentileButtermilk: 86%, 29th percentileFat: 40%, 65th percentileSugar: 18%, 41st percentileEgg: 35%, 54th percentileLeavening: 2.8%, 18th percentileSalt: 1.1%, 37th percentileCornmealshareButtermilkFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 1 cup (120g) all-purpose flour120 g
  • 1 cup (163g) ground cornmeal163 g
  • 2 teaspoons (8g) baking powder8 g
  • ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar50 g
  • ½ teaspoon (3g) kosher salt3 g
  • 1 cup (235ml) buttermilk≈ 244 g
  • 2 eggs≈ 100 g
  • 8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter, (melted)113 g
  • 1-2 small jalapeño peppers, (chopped)n/a
  • 1 4-ounce can chopped green chilies, (drained (optional))113 g
  • 1 cup (165g) corn165 g
  • ½ cup (57g) Monterey jack cheese, (grated)57 g
  • ½ cup (57g) cheddar cheese57 g

flour 283 gbatter 1193 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 share58% · 68th percentile
  • Buttermilk86% · 29th percentile
  • Fat40% · 65th percentile
  • Sugar18% · 41st percentile
  • Egg35% · 54th percentile
  • Leavening2.8% · 18th percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 37th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 400°F
Time
20 to 22 minutes
median 25 minutes

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