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Upside-Down Tomato Cornbread

Leah Perez · thepioneerwoman.com · 2023 · 10 - 12 serving(s)

Against 250 cornbread recipes

Less egg than 99% of recipes and more cornmeal share than 85%.

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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 99% of recipes: 10% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 34%, under a third as much.
  • More cornmeal share than 85% of recipes: 69% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 53%.
  • More buttermilk than 83% of recipes: 134% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 93%.
  • Less sugar than 85% of recipes: 5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 21%, under a third as much.
Cornmeal share: 69%, 88th percentileButtermilk: 134%, 83rd percentileFat: 23%, 33rd percentileSugar: 5%, 15th percentileEgg: 10%, 0th percentileLeavening: 2.8%, 18th percentileSalt: 1.6%, 67th percentileCornmealshareButtermilkFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 3 medium heirloom tomatoes, about 1 1/2 pounds total680 g
  • 2 tsp. kosher salt, divided≈ 8 g
  • 8 tbsp. unsalted butter, divided≈ 114 g
  • 2 1/2 c. fine yellow cornmeal≈ 345 g
  • 1 1/4 c. all-purpose flour≈ 156 g
  • 2 tbsp. granulated sugar≈ 25 g
  • 5 green onions, thinly sliced and dividedn/a
  • 1 jalapeño, seeded and choppedn/a
  • 1 tbsp. baking powder≈ 14 g
  • 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper, plus more for serving≈ 2.5 g
  • 2 3/4 c. whole buttermilk≈ 671 g
  • 1/3 c. mayonnaise≈ 79 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 2 c. shredded monterey jack cheese≈ 474 g

flour 501 gbatter 2619 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 share69% · 88th percentile
  • Buttermilk134% · 83rd percentile
  • Fat23% · 33rd percentile
  • Sugar5% · 15th percentile
  • Egg10% · 0th percentile
  • Leavening2.8% · 18th percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 67th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 400°F
Time
10 minutes
median 25 minutes

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