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Spelt Irish Soda Bread

jessicagavin.com · 2020 · 12 slices

Against 123 Irish soda bread recipes

Less buttermilk than 96% of recipes and more baking soda than 91%.

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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 96% of recipes: 49% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 84%.
  • More baking soda than 91% of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%, about twice as much.
  • More sugar than 85% of recipes: 11% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1%, about 11 times as much.
  • Less salt than 82% of recipes: 0.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%.
Buttermilk: 49%, 3rd percentileBaking soda: 2.4%, 94th percentileButter: 0%, 19th percentileSugar: 11%, 86th percentileEgg: 0%, 28th percentileSalt: 0.8%, 13th percentileButtermilkBakingsodaButterSugarEggSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 4 cups spelt flour≈ 500 g
  • ¼ cup dark brown sugar (packed )≈ 55 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 4 g
  • ½ cup raisins (roughly chopped)≈ 75 g
  • ½ cup walnuts (roughly chopped)≈ 60 g
  • 1 cup greek yogurt (plain )≈ 245 g
  • 1 cup stout beer≈ 237 g

flour 500 gbatter 1188 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.

  • Buttermilk49% · 3rd percentile
  • Baking soda2.4% · 94th percentile
  • Butter0% · 19th percentile
  • Sugar11% · 86th percentile
  • Egg0% · 28th percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 13th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 400°F
Time
40 to 45 minutes
median 40 minutes

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