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Cornbread Recipe

chelseasmessyapron.com · 2023 · 12 pieces

Against 250 cornbread recipes

More sugar than 98% of recipes and more fat than 93%.

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How it compares

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

  • More sugar than 98% of recipes: 72% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 21%, about 3.5 times as much.
  • More fat than 93% of recipes: 56% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 29%, about twice as much.
  • Less cornmeal share than 76% of recipes: 45% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 53%.
  • Less egg than 81% of recipes: 22% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 34%.
Cornmeal share: 45%, 22nd percentileButtermilk: 107%, 65th percentileFat: 56%, 93rd percentileSugar: 72%, 99th percentileEgg: 22%, 18th percentileLeavening: 3.3%, 34th percentileSalt: 1.3%, 53rd percentileCornmealshareButtermilkFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 9 tablespoons butter (divided)≈ 128 g
  • 1 cup buttermilk≈ 244 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 4 tablespoons honey (separated)≈ 84 g
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar (firmly packed)≈ 55 g
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar≈ 25 g
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour≈ 125 g
  • 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal (enriched and degermed, see note 1; I use Albers)≈ 104 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch≈ 8 g

flour 229 gbatter 833 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 share45% · 22nd percentile
  • Buttermilk107% · 65th percentile
  • Fat56% · 93rd percentile
  • Sugar72% · 99th percentile
  • Egg22% · 18th percentile
  • Leavening3.3% · 34th percentile
  • Salt1.3% · 53rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 400°F
Time
19 to 20 minutes
median 25 minutes

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