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Pumpkin Cornbread

twopeasandtheirpod.com · 2025 · 12

Against 250 cornbread recipes

Less buttermilk than 97% of recipes and more sugar 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 buttermilk than 97% of recipes: 46% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 93%, about half as much.
  • More sugar than 75% of recipes: 43% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 21%, about twice as much.
Cornmeal share: 53%, 49th percentileButtermilk: 46%, 2nd percentileFat: 29%, 48th percentileSugar: 43%, 76th percentileEgg: 38%, 68th percentileLeavening: 4.6%, 60th percentileSalt: 1.1%, 37th percentileCornmealshareButtermilkFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 1/3 cup unsalted butter, (cut into tablespoon pieces)≈ 76 g
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour, (spooned and leveled)≈ 125 g
  • 1 cup yellow cornmeal≈ 138 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice≈ 1.3 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 0.7 g
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree, (not pumpkin pie filling)≈ 245 g
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk, (at room temperature)≈ 122 g
  • 1/3 cup honey≈ 113 g
  • 2 large eggs, (at room temperature)≈ 100 g

flour 263 gbatter 936 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 share53% · 49th percentile
  • Buttermilk46% · 2nd percentile
  • Fat29% · 48th percentile
  • Sugar43% · 76th percentile
  • Egg38% · 68th percentile
  • Leavening4.6% · 60th percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 37th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 400°F
Time
20 to 22 minutes
median 25 minutes

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