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Cheddar Cornbread

Lyda Jones Burnette · countryliving.com · 2024 · 9 serving(s)

Against 250 cornbread recipes

More buttermilk than 91% of recipes and less sugar than 89%.

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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 91% of recipes: 155% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 93%.
  • Less sugar than 89% of recipes: 3.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 21%, under a third as much.
  • Less fat than 86% of recipes: 16% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 29%, about half as much.
  • More cornmeal share than 83% of recipes: 66% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 53%.
Cornmeal share: 66%, 84th percentileButtermilk: 155%, 92nd percentileFat: 16%, 13th percentileSugar: 3.4%, 10th percentileEgg: 27%, 30th percentileLeavening: 3.3%, 34th percentileSalt: 0.5%, 14th percentileCornmealshareButtermilkFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 4 tbsp. (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted, plus more for baking pan≈ 57 g
  • 1 c. all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled≈ 125 g
  • 1 3/4 c. self-rising white cornmeal mix, spooned and leveled≈ 242 g
  • 1 tbsp. sugar≈ 13 g
  • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt≈ 2 g
  • 2 1/3 c. buttermilk≈ 569 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 6 oz. Cheddar, grated (about 1 1/2 cups), divided170 g

flour 367 gbatter 1277 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. Leavening includes the baking powder in the self-rising flour, counted as 5% of its weight.

  • Cornmeal share66% · 84th percentile
  • Buttermilk155% · 92nd percentile
  • Fat16% · 13th percentile
  • Sugar3.4% · 10th percentile
  • Egg27% · 30th percentile
  • Leavening3.3% · 34th percentile
  • Salt0.5% · 14th percentile

Oven

Temperature
450°F / 230°C
median 400°F
Time
20 to 25 minutes
median 25 minutes

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