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Buttermilk Cornbread

leitesculinaria.com · 2018 · 16 squares

Against 250 cornbread recipes

More fat than 99% of recipes and more egg than 98%.

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How it compares

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

  • More fat than 99% of recipes: 80% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 29%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More egg than 98% of recipes: 72% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 34%, about twice as much.
  • More leavening than 95% of recipes: 6.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.1%.
  • More salt than 92% of recipes: 2.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.3%, about twice as much.
Cornmeal share: 50%, 27th percentileButtermilk: 131%, 82nd percentileFat: 80%, 100th percentileSugar: 45%, 79th percentileEgg: 72%, 99th percentileLeavening: 6.6%, 96th percentileSalt: 2.5%, 93rd percentileCornmealshareButtermilkFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 6 tablespoons (3 oz) unsalted butter (somewhere between cold and room temperature)≈ 85 g
  • 1/3 to 1/2 cup granulated sugar≈ 83 g
  • 1 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 7 g
  • 4 large eggs≈ 200 g
  • 1 cup cornmeal≈ 138 g
  • 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour≈ 109 g
  • 1/4 cup whole-wheat flour ((or substitute all-purpose flour))≈ 31 g
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 18 g
  • 1/2 cup whole milk≈ 122 g
  • 1 cup full-fat buttermilk≈ 244 g
  • 1/2 to 3/4 cup mild olive oil≈ 136 g
  • 2 tablespoons honey≈ 42 g

flour 279 gbatter 1217 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% · 27th percentile
  • Buttermilk131% · 82nd percentile
  • Fat80% · 100th percentile
  • Sugar45% · 79th percentile
  • Egg72% · 99th percentile
  • Leavening6.6% · 96th percentile
  • Salt2.5% · 93rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 400°F
Time
45 to 50 minutes
median 25 minutes

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