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Irish Soda Bread

Amanda Rettke--iambaker.net · iambaker.net · 2022 · 8

Against 123 Irish soda bread recipes

More buttermilk than 91% of recipes and more egg than 90%.

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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 buttermilk than 91% of recipes: 102% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 84%.
  • More egg than 90% of recipes: 14% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • No butter at all, where 61% of recipes use some (most of those 6.3 to 17% of the flour weight).
  • Baking soda in the middle half of recipes: 1.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%.
Buttermilk: 102%, 91st percentileBaking soda: 1.7%, 76th percentileButter: 0%, 19th percentileSugar: 0%, 23rd percentileEgg: 14%, 91st percentileSalt: 1.1%, 28th percentileButtermilkBakingsodaButterSugarEggSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 3 cups (360 g) whole wheat flour360 g
  • 1 cup bran≈ 237 g
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 4 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1½ cups (367 g) buttermilk, (room temperature)367 g
  • 1 large egg, (room temperature)≈ 50 g
  • 1 tablespoon old fashioned oats≈ 5 g

flour 360 gbatter 1034 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.

  • Buttermilk102% · 91st percentile
  • Baking soda1.7% · 76th percentile
  • Butter0% · 19th percentile
  • Sugar0% · 23rd percentile
  • Egg14% · 91st percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 28th percentile

Oven

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

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