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Irish Soda Bread

Betty Crocker Kitchens · bettycrocker.com · 2004 · 14

Against 123 Irish soda bread recipes

Less buttermilk than 95% of recipes and more baking soda than 84%.

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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 buttermilk than 95% of recipes: 59% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 84%.
  • More baking soda than 84% of recipes: 1.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%.
  • More butter than 78% of recipes: 14% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.6%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • Less salt than 77% of recipes: 1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%.
Buttermilk: 59%, 4th percentileBaking soda: 1.9%, 86th percentileButter: 14%, 78th percentileSugar: 8%, 72nd percentileEgg: 0%, 28th percentileSalt: 1%, 21st percentileButtermilkBakingsodaButterSugarEggSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened≈ 43 g
  • 2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour≈ 313 g
  • 2 tablespoons sugar≈ 25 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1/3 cup raisins, if desired≈ 50 g
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk≈ 183 g

flour 313 gbatter 627 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.

  • Buttermilk59% · 4th percentile
  • Baking soda1.9% · 86th percentile
  • Butter14% · 78th percentile
  • Sugar8% · 72nd percentile
  • Egg0% · 28th percentile
  • Salt1% · 21st percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 400°F
Time
35 to 45 minutes
median 40 minutes

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