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Sweet & Buttery Cornbread

plainchicken.com · 2021 · 12 people

Against 250 cornbread recipes

Less cornmeal share than 96% of recipes and more sugar 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 cornmeal share than 96% of recipes: 32% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 53%.
  • More sugar than 81% of recipes: 47% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 21%, about twice as much.
Cornmeal share: 32%, 4th percentileButtermilk: 95%, 57th percentileFat: 35%, 59th percentileSugar: 47%, 82nd percentileEgg: 35%, 52nd percentileLeavening: 4.8%, 67th percentileSalt: 1.4%, 58th percentileCornmealshareButtermilkFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • ⅔ cup unsalted butter, (softened)≈ 151 g
  • 1 cup sugar≈ 200 g
  • 3 large eggs≈ 150 g
  • 1⅔ cup milk≈ 407 g
  • 2⅓ cups all-purpose flour≈ 292 g
  • 1 cup yellow cornmeal≈ 138 g
  • 4½ tsp baking powder≈ 21 g
  • 1 tsp salt≈ 6 g

flour 430 gbatter 1364 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 share32% · 4th percentile
  • Buttermilk95% · 57th percentile
  • Fat35% · 59th percentile
  • Sugar47% · 82nd percentile
  • Egg35% · 52nd percentile
  • Leavening4.8% · 67th percentile
  • Salt1.4% · 58th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 400°F
Time
25 to 30 minutes
median 25 minutes

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