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Sourdough Cornbread from Discard

savorthebest.com · 2025 · 12 servings

Against 250 cornbread recipes

Less sugar than 80% of recipes and more cornmeal share than 75%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less sugar than 80% of recipes: 7.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 21%, about half as much.
  • More cornmeal share than 75% of recipes: 62% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 53%.
  • More leavening than 78% of recipes: 5.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.1%.
Cornmeal share: 62%, 76th percentileButtermilk: 108%, 66th percentileFat: 36%, 60th percentileSugar: 7.9%, 19th percentileEgg: 32%, 41st percentileLeavening: 5.3%, 80th percentileSalt: 1.9%, 75th percentileCornmealshareButtermilkFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 1¼ cups cornmeal (fine to medium ground; 195 grams)195 g
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour (120 grams)120 g
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (optional)≈ 25 g
  • 1 cup whole milk (room temperature (227 grams))227 g
  • ½ cup sour cream (room temperature (113 grams))113 g
  • ½ cup sourdough discard (about 120 grams, room temperature)120 g
  • 8 tablespoons butter (melted (113 grams))113 g
  • 2 large eggs (room temperature)≈ 100 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g

flour 315 gbatter 1036 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 share62% · 76th percentile
  • Buttermilk108% · 66th percentile
  • Fat36% · 60th percentile
  • Sugar7.9% · 19th percentile
  • Egg32% · 41st percentile
  • Leavening5.3% · 80th percentile
  • Salt1.9% · 75th percentile

Oven

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

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