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Zesty Cornbread

King Arthur Test Kitchen · kingarthurbaking.com · 16 / 8 large or 16 small servings

Against 250 cornbread recipes

Less fat than 78% of recipes and less sugar than 77%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less fat than 78% of recipes: 20% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 29%.
  • Less sugar than 77% of recipes: 8.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 21%, about half as much.
Cornmeal share: 59%, 70th percentileButtermilk: 91%, 36th percentileFat: 20%, 21st percentileSugar: 8.6%, 22nd percentileEgg: 35%, 51st percentileLeavening: 3.2%, 31st percentileSalt: 1%, 28th percentileCornmealshareButtermilkFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 1 1/4 cups (170g) yellow cornmeal170 g
  • 1 cup (120g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour120 g
  • 1/4 cup (36g) buttermilk powder36 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon table salt≈ 3 g
  • 2 tablespoons (25g) granulated sugar25 g
  • 2 teaspoons Pizza Seasoning, taco seasoning, cumin, or mixed herbs≈ 10 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1 cup (227g) milk227 g
  • 4 tablespoons (57g) butter, melted57 g
  • 3/4 cup (106g) diced red bell pepper (about half a large pepper)106 g
  • 1 cup (113g) corn (roasted, fresh, or thawed frozen)113 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1/4 cup (28g) grated cheese, optional, to sprinkle over the top28 g

flour 290 gbatter 976 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% · 70th percentile
  • Buttermilk91% · 36th percentile
  • Fat20% · 21st percentile
  • Sugar8.6% · 22nd percentile
  • Egg35% · 51st percentile
  • Leavening3.2% · 31st percentile
  • Salt1% · 28th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 400°F
Time
20 to 22 minutes
median 25 minutes

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