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Sweet Potato Cornbread Recipe

wellplated.com · 2023 · 10 servings

Against 250 cornbread recipes

Less buttermilk than 89% of recipes and more cornmeal share than 80%.

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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 89% of recipes: 69% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 93%.
  • More cornmeal share than 80% of recipes: 65% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 53%.
Cornmeal share: 65%, 81st percentileButtermilk: 69%, 10th percentileFat: 43%, 69th percentileSugar: 32%, 63rd percentileEgg: 38%, 59th percentileLeavening: 4.6%, 60th percentileSalt: 1.5%, 63rd percentileCornmealshareButtermilkFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted and cooled, divided)≈ 114 g
  • 1 ¼ cups finely ground cornmeal≈ 173 g
  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour≈ 94 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 4 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • ½ cup Greek yogurt (I used 2%)≈ 123 g
  • ½ cup mashed sweet potato*≈ 75 g
  • 2 large eggs (lightly beaten)≈ 100 g
  • ¼ cup buttermilk≈ 61 g
  • ¼ cup pure maple syrup or honey≈ 85 g
  • ½ cup corn kernels (thawed if frozen)≈ 119 g

flour 266 gbatter 958 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
  • Buttermilk69% · 10th percentile
  • Fat43% · 69th percentile
  • Sugar32% · 63rd percentile
  • Egg38% · 59th percentile
  • Leavening4.6% · 60th percentile
  • Salt1.5% · 63rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
425°F / 220°C
median 400°F
Time
18 to 20 minutes
median 25 minutes

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