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Irish Soda Bread

chelseasmessyapron.com · 2020 · 12 slices (1 loaf of bread)

Against 123 Irish soda bread recipes

More butter than 95% of recipes and less baking soda than 78%.

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How it compares

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

  • More butter than 95% of recipes: 20% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.6%, about 3.5 times as much.
  • Less baking soda than 78% of recipes: 1.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%.
  • More salt than 78% of recipes: 1.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%.
Buttermilk: 76%, 29th percentileBaking soda: 1.1%, 18th percentileButter: 20%, 96th percentileSugar: 6.7%, 67th percentileEgg: 8.9%, 59th percentileSalt: 1.6%, 81st percentileButtermilkBakingsodaButterSugarEggSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1/2 cup, melted)≈ 114 g
  • 1-3/4 cups buttermilk (divided, see note 1)≈ 427 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour (plus more for dusting, see note 2)≈ 563 g
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar≈ 38 g
  • 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 12 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons salt≈ 9 g
  • 1 cup raisins (soft and fresh)≈ 150 g

flour 563 gbatter 1367 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.

  • Buttermilk76% · 29th percentile
  • Baking soda1.1% · 18th percentile
  • Butter20% · 96th percentile
  • Sugar6.7% · 67th percentile
  • Egg8.9% · 59th percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 81st percentile

Oven

Temperature
425°F / 220°C
median 400°F
Time
25 minutes
median 40 minutes

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