Skillet Cornbread with Tomatoes and Parmesan

Tricia · savingdessert.com · 2020 · 8

Against 250 cornbread recipes

Less egg than 98% of recipes and less buttermilk than 85%.

How it compares

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

Less egg than 98% of recipes: 16% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 34%, about half as much.
Less buttermilk than 85% of recipes: 73% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 93%.
Less fat than 82% of recipes: 17% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 29%.
Cornmeal share in the middle half of recipes: 60% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 53%.

Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

2 heirloom tomatoes, (sliced ¼-inch thick)n/a
½ teaspoon coarse salt ((kosher or flaked style))≈ 3 g
1 cup all-purpose flour ((126g))126 g
1 ¼ cups cornmeal ((190g varies depending on brand))190 g
¼ cup granulated sugar ((55g))55 g
2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
1 large egg≈ 50 g
1 cup full fat buttermilk, (well shaken (230g or 8oz))230 g
½ cup mayonnaise ((100g or 4oz varies depending on brand))100 g
¼ cup vegetable oil ((2oz or 55g))55 g
1 cup corn kernels, (fresh, frozen or canned (drained and thawed) (5oz or 150g))150 g
⅓ cup fresh basil leaves, (chopped)≈ 79 g
⅔ cup Parmesan cheese, (grated, divided (40g or 1 ½-oz))40 g

flour 316 gbatter 1090 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 250 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

Nearest by baker's percentages: cornmeal share, buttermilk, fat, sugar, egg, leavening, salt.