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Cheddar and Bacon Soda Bread

jessicagavin.com · 2017 · 4

Against 123 Irish soda bread recipes

Less salt than 82% of recipes and less buttermilk than 77%.

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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 salt than 82% of recipes: 0.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%.
  • Less buttermilk than 77% of recipes: 73% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 84%.
  • No butter at all, where 61% of recipes use some (most of those 6.3 to 17% of the flour weight).
Buttermilk: 73%, 22nd percentileBaking soda: 1.2%, 36th percentileButter: 0%, 19th percentileSugar: 0.8%, 48th percentileEgg: 0%, 28th percentileSalt: 0.8%, 13th percentileButtermilkBakingsodaButterSugarEggSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt≈ 2 g
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper (freshly ground )≈ 1.2 g
  • ½ teaspoon granulated sugar≈ 2.1 g
  • 2 ounces sharp cheddar (cut into ¼" cubes)57 g
  • 2 slices baconn/a
  • 2 tablespoons green onions (sliced)≈ 30 g
  • ¾ cup buttermilk≈ 183 g

flour 250 gbatter 528 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.

  • Buttermilk73% · 22nd percentile
  • Baking soda1.2% · 36th percentile
  • Butter0% · 19th percentile
  • Sugar0.8% · 48th percentile
  • Egg0% · 28th percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 13th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 400°F
Time
22 to 25 minutes
median 40 minutes

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