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Cranberry Cornbread

sirhughy · nigella.com · Serves: 8

Against 250 cornbread recipes

Less cornmeal share than 92% of recipes and more sugar than 96%.

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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 92% of recipes: 36% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 53%.
  • More sugar than 96% of recipes: 66% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 21%, about 3 times as much.
  • Less leavening than 92% of recipes: 1.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.1%, about half as much.
  • Less buttermilk than 80% of recipes: 79% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 93%.
Cornmeal share: 36%, 7th percentileButtermilk: 79%, 19th percentileFat: 29%, 51st percentileSugar: 66%, 97th percentileEgg: 26%, 28th percentileLeavening: 1.8%, 7th percentileSalt: 2.3%, 88th percentileCornmealshareButtermilkFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour≈ 125 g
  • 1 cup wholewheat flour≈ 125 g
  • 1 cup cornmeal≈ 138 g
  • ½ cup granulated sugar≈ 100 g
  • 1½ teaspoons salt≈ 9 g
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder≈ 7 g
  • 1¼ cups buttermilk≈ 305 g
  • ½ cup melted unsalted butter≈ 114 g
  • ½ cup maple syrup≈ 156 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • ½ teaspoon maple extract≈ 2.1 g
  • ¾ cup chopped pecan nuts ( plus more halves for garnish)≈ 90 g
  • ¾ cup dried cranberries≈ 113 g

flour 388 gbatter 1383 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 share36% · 7th percentile
  • Buttermilk79% · 19th percentile
  • Fat29% · 51st percentile
  • Sugar66% · 97th percentile
  • Egg26% · 28th percentile
  • Leavening1.8% · 7th percentile
  • Salt2.3% · 88th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 400°F
Time
60 to 70 minutes
median 25 minutes

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