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Homemade Cornbread

Makinze Gore · delish.com · 2023 · 12 serving(s)

Against 250 cornbread recipes

More fat than 88% of recipes and less egg than 83%.

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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 88% of recipes: 49% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 29%.
  • Less egg than 83% of recipes: 22% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 34%.
  • Cornmeal share in the middle half of recipes: 61% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 53%.
  • Buttermilk in the middle half of recipes: 119% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 93%.
Cornmeal share: 61%, 74th percentileButtermilk: 119%, 74th percentileFat: 49%, 89th percentileSugar: 17%, 37th percentileEgg: 22%, 16th percentileLeavening: 4.3%, 53rd percentileSalt: 1.3%, 53rd percentileCornmealshareButtermilkFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 4 tbsp. (1/2 stick) salted butter, melted, cooled, plus more for pan≈ 57 g
  • 2 c. (280 g.) stone-ground yellow cornmeal280 g
  • 1 1/2 c. (180 g.) all-purpose flour180 g
  • 1/4 c. (55 g.) packed light brown sugar55 g
  • 1 tbsp. baking powder≈ 14 g
  • 1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 tsp. baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1 1/2 c. whole milk≈ 366 g
  • 3/4 c. buttermilk≈ 183 g
  • 1/4 c. vegetable oil≈ 55 g
  • 1/2 c. (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature≈ 114 g
  • 1 tbsp. honey≈ 21 g

flour 460 gbatter 1436 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 share61% · 74th percentile
  • Buttermilk119% · 74th percentile
  • Fat49% · 89th percentile
  • Sugar17% · 37th percentile
  • Egg22% · 16th percentile
  • Leavening4.3% · 53rd percentile
  • Salt1.3% · 53rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 400°F
Time
25 to 28 minutes
median 25 minutes

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