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Skillet Cornbread

africanbites.com · 2025 · 8

Against 250 cornbread recipes

More buttermilk than 87% of recipes and less cornmeal share than 83%.

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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 87% of recipes: 141% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 93%.
  • Less cornmeal share than 83% of recipes: 42% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 53%.
  • More salt than 83% of recipes: 2.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.3%.
  • More fat than 78% of recipes: 44% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 29%.
Cornmeal share: 42%, 16th percentileButtermilk: 141%, 87th percentileFat: 44%, 79th percentileSugar: 42%, 75th percentileEgg: 39%, 80th percentileLeavening: 3.5%, 40th percentileSalt: 2.3%, 88th percentileCornmealshareButtermilkFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 1¼ cups (150g) all-purpose flour150 g
  • ¾ cup (110g) cornmeal110 g
  • ½ teaspoon (3g) baking soda3 g
  • 1½ teaspoons (6g) baking powder6 g
  • 2 tablespoons (6g) diced chives, (green onions, or other fresh herbs)6 g
  • 1-2 tablespoons (15-30g) diced jalapenos ((optional, but tasty))30 g
  • 1 teaspoon (6g) salt6 g
  • ½ cup (118ml) whole milk≈ 122 g
  • 1 cup (236ml) buttermilk≈ 244 g
  • 2 eggs, (lightly beaten)≈ 100 g
  • 8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter, (melted)113 g
  • ¼-⅓ cup (84-110g) honey ((see notes))110 g

flour 260 gbatter 1000 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 share42% · 16th percentile
  • Buttermilk141% · 87th percentile
  • Fat44% · 79th percentile
  • Sugar42% · 75th percentile
  • Egg39% · 80th percentile
  • Leavening3.5% · 40th percentile
  • Salt2.3% · 88th percentile

Oven

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

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