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Sourdough Cornbread

farmhouseonboone.com · 2022 · 12

Against 250 cornbread recipes

Less buttermilk than 97% of recipes and more fat than 87%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less buttermilk than 97% of recipes: 46% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 93%, about half as much.
  • More fat than 87% of recipes: 49% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 29%.
  • More sugar than 88% of recipes: 51% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 21%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • Less egg than 88% of recipes: 19% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 34%.
Cornmeal share: 53%, 49th percentileButtermilk: 46%, 2nd percentileFat: 49%, 88th percentileSugar: 51%, 89th percentileEgg: 19%, 9th percentileLeavening: 5.2%, 75th percentileSalt: 2.3%, 88th percentileCornmealshareButtermilkFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 9 tablespoons unsalted butter≈ 128 g
  • 1 egg≈ 50 g
  • ¼ cup honey≈ 85 g
  • ¼ cup white cane sugar≈ 50 g
  • ½ cup whole milk≈ 122 g
  • ½ cup sourdough discard≈ 120 g
  • 1 cup yellow cornmeal≈ 138 g
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour≈ 125 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g

flour 263 gbatter 838 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
  • Buttermilk46% · 2nd percentile
  • Fat49% · 88th percentile
  • Sugar51% · 89th percentile
  • Egg19% · 9th percentile
  • Leavening5.2% · 75th percentile
  • Salt2.3% · 88th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 400°F
Time
5 minutes
median 25 minutes

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