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Homemade Irish Soda Bread

houseofnasheats.com · 2019 · 16 slices

Against 123 Irish soda bread recipes

More butter than 95% of recipes and more sugar than 95%.

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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: 22% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.6%, about 4 times as much.
  • More sugar than 95% of recipes: 19% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1%, about 19 times as much.
  • More egg than 93% of recipes: 19% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • Less baking soda than 78% of recipes: 1.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%.
Buttermilk: 81%, 41st percentileBaking soda: 1.1%, 18th percentileButter: 22%, 96th percentileSugar: 19%, 96th percentileEgg: 19%, 94th percentileSalt: 1.1%, 28th percentileButtermilkBakingsodaButterSugarEggSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 3 3/4 cups (529g) all-purpose flour529 g
  • 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar100 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 1/2 cups currants or raisins ((optional))≈ 225 g
  • 1 teaspoon caraway seeds ((optional))≈ 4.9 g
  • 2 large eggs (beaten)≈ 100 g
  • 1 3/4 cups (420ml) buttermilk≈ 427 g
  • 1/2 cup salted butter (melted)≈ 114 g

flour 529 gbatter 1521 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.

  • Buttermilk81% · 41st percentile
  • Baking soda1.1% · 18th percentile
  • Butter22% · 96th percentile
  • Sugar19% · 96th percentile
  • Egg19% · 94th percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 28th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 400°F
Time
65 to 75 minutes
median 40 minutes

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