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Easy Cornbread Recipe

Tessa Arias · handletheheat.com · 2022 · 10 servings

Against 250 cornbread recipes

More buttermilk than 80% of recipes.

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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 80% of recipes: 130% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 93%.
  • Cornmeal share in the middle half of recipes: 59% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 53%.
Cornmeal share: 59%, 71st percentileButtermilk: 130%, 81st percentileFat: 37%, 61st percentileSugar: 14%, 34th percentileEgg: 32%, 42nd percentileLeavening: 3.9%, 45th percentileSalt: 1%, 28th percentileCornmealshareButtermilkFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 3 large eggs, (at room temperature)≈ 150 g
  • 1 cup (237 ml) buttermilk, (at room temperature)≈ 244 g
  • 1 cup (237 ml) milk, (at room temperature)≈ 244 g
  • ½ cup (114 grams) sour cream, (at room temperature)114 g
  • 2 tablespoons (42 grams) honey42 g
  • 1 1/2 cups (274 grams) yellow cornmeal, (preferably stone-ground)274 g
  • 1 1/2 cups (191 grams) all-purpose flour191 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda≈ 4.5 g
  • 2 tablespoons (25 grams) granulated sugar25 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt≈ 4.5 g
  • 4 tablespoons (57 grams) unsalted butter, (melted)57 g
  • 8 ounces (227 grams) fresh or canned sweet corn, (drained and rinsed)227 g
  • 1 stick (113 grams) unsalted butter, (divided, at room temperature)113 g
  • 2 fresh jalapeños, (diced (remove ribs and seeds for less spice))n/a

flour 465 gbatter 1704 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 share59% · 71st percentile
  • Buttermilk130% · 81st percentile
  • Fat37% · 61st percentile
  • Sugar14% · 34th percentile
  • Egg32% · 42nd percentile
  • Leavening3.9% · 45th percentile
  • Salt1% · 28th percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 400°F
Time
30 to 40 minutes
median 25 minutes

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