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Cornbread Recipe

cafedelites.com · 2018 · 12 serves

Against 250 cornbread recipes

More buttermilk than 85% of recipes and less sugar than 85%.

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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%.
  • Less sugar than 85% of recipes: 4.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 21%, under a third as much.
  • Fat in the middle half of recipes: 43% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 29%.
Cornmeal share: 53%, 49th percentileButtermilk: 139%, 86th percentileFat: 43%, 75th percentileSugar: 4.8%, 14th percentileEgg: 38%, 68th percentileLeavening: 4.6%, 60th percentileSalt: 1.1%, 37th percentileCornmealshareButtermilkFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (melted, or bacon drippings)≈ 114 g
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour≈ 125 g
  • 1 cup yellow cornmeal (or polenta)≈ 138 g
  • 1 tablespoon sugar (optional)≈ 13 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder (optional: yields a fluffier cornbread)≈ 9 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 1/2 cup buttermilk (shake before measuring)≈ 366 g
  • 2 eggs (large)≈ 100 g

flour 263 gbatter 870 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
  • Fat43% · 75th percentile
  • Sugar4.8% · 14th percentile
  • Egg38% · 68th percentile
  • Leavening4.6% · 60th percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 37th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 400°F
Time
20 to 23 minutes
median 25 minutes

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