Jalapeno Cornbread

wellplated.com · 2015 · 9 - 12 slices; 1 (8x8) pan

Against 250 cornbread recipes

Less fat than 95% of recipes and more leavening than 99%.

How it compares

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

Less fat than 95% of recipes: 11% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 29%, about half as much.
More leavening than 99% of recipes: 9.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.1%, about 2.5 times as much.
More egg than 86% of recipes: 40% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 34%.
Less sugar than 78% of recipes: 8.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 21%, about half as much.

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

1 cup yellow cornmeal≈ 138 g
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour≈ 114 g
1 tablespoon baking powder (plus 2 teaspoons )≈ 24 g
1 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 4 g
1 cup skim milk≈ 244 g
2 large eggs (at room temperature)≈ 100 g
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce≈ 64 g
2 tablespoons canola oil≈ 27 g
1 tablespoon honey≈ 21 g
1/2 cup freshly grated part skim sharp cheddar cheese≈ 119 g
1/4 cup chopped green onions (white and green parts, plus additional 1-2 tablespoons for garnish (2-3 scallions total))≈ 59 g
2 jalapeño peppers (seeded and minced )n/a

flour 252 gbatter 914 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.