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Cornbread Muffin Recipe

chelseasmessyapron.com · 2025 · 12 muffins

Against 250 cornbread recipes

More fat than 98% of recipes and more sugar than 84%.

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How it compares

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

  • More fat than 98% of recipes: 75% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 29%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More sugar than 84% of recipes: 51% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 21%, about 2.5 times 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: 75%, 99th percentileSugar: 51%, 85th percentileEgg: 22%, 18th percentileLeavening: 3.3%, 34th percentileSalt: 0.7%, 19th percentileCornmealshareButtermilkFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 12 tablespoons butter (melted, divided)≈ 170 g
  • 3/4 cup cornmeal (enriched and degermed; I use Albers brand)≈ 104 g
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour≈ 125 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch≈ 8 g
  • 1 cup buttermilk (at room temperature)≈ 244 g
  • 1 large egg (at room temperature)≈ 50 g
  • 2 tablespoons honey≈ 42 g
  • 1/3 cup light brown sugar (firmly packed)≈ 73 g

flour 229 gbatter 825 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
  • Fat75% · 99th percentile
  • Sugar51% · 85th percentile
  • Egg22% · 18th percentile
  • Leavening3.3% · 34th percentile
  • Salt0.7% · 19th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 400°F
Time
19 to 23 minutes
median 25 minutes

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