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Simple Spelt Irish Soda Bread

Bake to the roots · baketotheroots.de · 2022 · 1

Against 123 Irish soda bread recipes

Less baking soda than 78% of recipes and no sugar, unlike 54%.

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How it compares

Against the typical loaf: the median of 123 Irish soda bread recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • Less baking soda than 78% of recipes: 1.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%.
  • No sugar at all, where 54% of recipes use some (most of those 5 to 11% of the flour weight).
Buttermilk: 88%, 65th percentileBaking soda: 1.1%, 18th percentileButter: 5%, 45th percentileSugar: 0%, 23rd percentileEgg: 0%, 28th percentileSalt: 1.3%, 61st percentileButtermilkBakingsodaButterSugarEggSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 3 cups (390g) strong spelt flour*390 g
  • 1 cup (130g) wholemeal spelt flour*130 g
  • 1.8 oz. (50g) spelt flakes* (or regular rolled oats)50 g
  • 1 tsp. baking soda*≈ 6 g
  • 1 1/4 tsp. salt≈ 8 g
  • 2 tbsp. butter, melted≈ 28 g
  • 17.6 oz. (500g) buttermilk500 g

flour 570 gbatter 1112 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 123 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Buttermilk88% · 65th percentile
  • Baking soda1.1% · 18th percentile
  • Butter5% · 45th percentile
  • Sugar0% · 23rd percentile
  • Egg0% · 28th percentile
  • Salt1.3% · 61st percentile

Oven

Temperature
450°F / 230°C
median 400°F
Time
40 to 45 minutes
median 40 minutes

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