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Cornbread

Susan Reid · kingarthurbaking.com · 12 / one 9" square or round pan, or 12 muffins

Against 250 cornbread recipes

Less egg than 98% of recipes and less buttermilk than 81%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less egg than 98% of recipes: 14% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 34%, about half as much.
  • Less buttermilk than 81% of recipes: 77% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 93%.
  • Less cornmeal share than 80% of recipes: 43% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 53%.
  • Less leavening than 75% of recipes: 2.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.1%.
Cornmeal share: 43%, 19th percentileButtermilk: 77%, 18th percentileFat: 29%, 50th percentileSugar: 14%, 30th percentileEgg: 14%, 1st percentileLeavening: 2.9%, 22nd percentileSalt: 1.2%, 47th percentileCornmealshareButtermilkFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 1 3/4 cups (210g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour210 g
  • 1 cup (156g) yellow cornmeal156 g
  • 1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar50 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda≈ 1.5 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon table salt≈ 4.5 g
  • 1 1/4 cups (283g) milk, lukewarm283 g
  • 4 tablespoons (57g) unsalted butter, melted, cooled57 g
  • 1/4 cup (50g) vegetable oil50 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g

flour 366 gbatter 871 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 share43% · 19th percentile
  • Buttermilk77% · 18th percentile
  • Fat29% · 50th percentile
  • Sugar14% · 30th percentile
  • Egg14% · 1st percentile
  • Leavening2.9% · 22nd percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 47th percentile

Oven

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

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