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Best Moist Corn Bread

houseofnasheats.com · 2016 · 18 people

Against 250 cornbread recipes

Less cornmeal share than 97% of recipes and more egg than 84%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less cornmeal share than 97% of recipes: 27% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 53%, about half as much.
  • More egg than 84% of recipes: 39% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 34%.
  • More sugar than 82% of recipes: 47% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 21%, about twice as much.
  • More leavening than 81% of recipes: 5.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.1%.
Cornmeal share: 27%, 1st percentileButtermilk: 119%, 73rd percentileFat: 43%, 71st percentileSugar: 47%, 83rd percentileEgg: 39%, 85th percentileLeavening: 5.4%, 83rd percentileSalt: 1.2%, 47th percentileCornmealshareButtermilkFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 1 cup cornmeal≈ 138 g
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour ((375g))375 g
  • 1 cup granulated sugar≈ 200 g
  • 2 Tablespoons baking powder≈ 28 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil≈ 145 g
  • 1/3 cup salted butter (melted)≈ 76 g
  • 2 Tablespoons honey≈ 42 g
  • 4 large eggs (beaten)≈ 200 g
  • 2 1/2 cups whole milk≈ 610 g

flour 513 gbatter 1820 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 share27% · 1st percentile
  • Buttermilk119% · 73rd percentile
  • Fat43% · 71st percentile
  • Sugar47% · 83rd percentile
  • Egg39% · 85th percentile
  • Leavening5.4% · 83rd percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 47th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 400°F
Time
45 minutes
median 25 minutes

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