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Homemade Cornbread

Jeanine Donofrio · loveandlemons.com · 2024 · 8 to 12

Against 250 cornbread recipes

Less egg than 88% of recipes.

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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 88% of recipes: 19% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 34%.
  • Fat in the middle half of recipes: 22% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 29%.
Cornmeal share: 53%, 49th percentileButtermilk: 93%, 47th percentileFat: 22%, 29th percentileSugar: 35%, 68th percentileEgg: 19%, 9th percentileLeavening: 4.1%, 49th percentileSalt: 1.1%, 37th percentileCornmealshareButtermilkFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)≈ 125 g
  • 1 cup cornmeal (spooned and leveled)≈ 138 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt≈ 3 g
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 cup milk or buttermilk≈ 244 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • ¼ cup melted unsalted butter or neutral oil (plus more for the pan)≈ 57 g
  • ¼ cup sugar≈ 50 g
  • 2 tablespoons honey≈ 42 g

flour 263 gbatter 720 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 share53% · 49th percentile
  • Buttermilk93% · 47th percentile
  • Fat22% · 29th percentile
  • Sugar35% · 68th percentile
  • Egg19% · 9th percentile
  • Leavening4.1% · 49th percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 37th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 400°F
Time
25 to 35 minutes
median 25 minutes

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