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Cornbread

Food Network · foodnetwork.com · 2016 · 10 mini loaves

Against 250 cornbread recipes

More salt than 82% of recipes and less egg than 77%.

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How it compares

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

  • More salt than 82% of recipes: 2.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.3%.
  • Less egg than 77% of recipes: 24% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 34%.
  • Cornmeal share in the middle half of recipes: 50% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 53%.
Cornmeal share: 50%, 28th percentileButtermilk: 118%, 71st percentileFat: 27%, 41st percentileSugar: 32%, 64th percentileEgg: 24%, 22nd percentileLeavening: 4.8%, 67th percentileSalt: 2.2%, 83rd percentileCornmealshareButtermilkFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 1 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal≈ 207 g
  • 1 2/3 cups sifted flour≈ 208 g
  • 2/3 cup sugar≈ 133 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt≈ 9 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 8 tablespoons melted butter≈ 114 g
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk≈ 366 g
  • 1/2 cup milk≈ 122 g
  • 2 beaten eggs≈ 100 g
  • 4 ounces warm corn kernels113 g
  • 3 ounces grated cheddar cheese85 g
  • 1/4 cup chopped scallions≈ 59 g
  • 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro≈ 30 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Tabasco pepper sauce, to tasten/a

flour 415 gbatter 1566 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 share50% · 28th percentile
  • Buttermilk118% · 71st percentile
  • Fat27% · 41st percentile
  • Sugar32% · 64th percentile
  • Egg24% · 22nd percentile
  • Leavening4.8% · 67th percentile
  • Salt2.2% · 83rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
425°F / 220°C
median 400°F
Time
20 minutes
median 25 minutes

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