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Mexican Cornbread Recipe

Madhuli Ajay · archanaskitchen.com · 2017 · 4

Against 250 cornbread recipes

Less fat than 98% of recipes and more leavening than 96%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less fat than 98% of recipes: 7.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 29%, under a third as much.
  • More leavening than 96% of recipes: 7.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.1%.
  • No salt at all, where 92% of recipes use some (most of those 1.1 to 2% of the flour weight).
  • More cornmeal share than 84% of recipes: 67% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 53%.
Cornmeal share: 67%, 85th percentileButtermilk: 128%, 80th percentileFat: 7.5%, 2nd percentileSugar: 4.4%, 13th percentileEgg: 26%, 29th percentileLeavening: 7.2%, 97th percentileSalt: 0%, 4th percentileCornmealshareButtermilkFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 1 cup Makki Ka Atta (Yellow Corn Meal Flour) or corn flour≈ 128 g
  • 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour (Maida)≈ 63 g
  • 3 Green Chillies or Jalapenos choppedn/a
  • 1 Onion finely choppedn/a
  • 3 teaspoons Baking powder≈ 14 g
  • 1 tablespoon Butter (Salted) + 2 more tablespoons (or sunflower oil)≈ 14 g
  • 1 Whole Egg whisked≈ 50 g
  • 1/2 cup Sweet corn≈ 119 g
  • 1 cup Buttermilk≈ 244 g
  • 2 teaspoons Sugar≈ 8 g
  • Salt to tasten/a

flour 191 gbatter 639 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 share67% · 85th percentile
  • Buttermilk128% · 80th percentile
  • Fat7.5% · 2nd percentile
  • Sugar4.4% · 13th percentile
  • Egg26% · 29th percentile
  • Leavening7.2% · 97th percentile
  • Salt0% · 4th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 400°F
Time
20 to 22 minutes
median 25 minutes

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