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Best Cornbread Recipe

thesaltymarshmallow.com · 2020 · 8

Against 250 cornbread recipes

More cornmeal share than 80% of recipes and more salt than 83%.

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How it compares

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

  • More cornmeal share than 80% of recipes: 65% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 53%.
  • More salt than 83% of recipes: 2.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.3%.
  • More buttermilk than 77% of recipes: 122% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 93%.
Cornmeal share: 65%, 81st percentileButtermilk: 122%, 78th percentileFat: 43%, 68th percentileSugar: 19%, 43rd percentileEgg: 38%, 59th percentileLeavening: 4.6%, 60th percentileSalt: 2.3%, 88th percentileCornmealshareButtermilkFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 1/2 Cup (1 Stick) Butter plus two Tablespoons, (Melted)≈ 114 g
  • 1 1/4 Cups Cornmeal≈ 173 g
  • 3/4 Cup All purpose flour≈ 94 g
  • 1/4 Cup Granulated sugar≈ 50 g
  • 2 teaspoons Baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1 teaspoon Salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 Cup Buttermilk≈ 244 g
  • 1/3 Cup Milk≈ 81 g
  • 2 Large Eggs≈ 100 g

flour 266 gbatter 873 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 share65% · 81st percentile
  • Buttermilk122% · 78th percentile
  • Fat43% · 68th percentile
  • Sugar19% · 43rd percentile
  • Egg38% · 59th percentile
  • Leavening4.6% · 60th percentile
  • Salt2.3% · 88th percentile

Oven

Temperature
450°F / 230°C
median 400°F
Time
15 to 20 minutes
median 25 minutes

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