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Gluten-Free Cheesy Soda Bread

King Arthur Test Kitchen · kingarthurbaking.com · 12

Against 123 Irish soda bread recipes

More butter than 91% of recipes and more baking soda than 86%.

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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 91% of recipes: 19% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.6%, about 3.5 times as much.
  • More baking soda than 86% of recipes: 2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%.
  • More egg than 91% of recipes: 17% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • No sugar at all, where 54% of recipes use some (most of those 5 to 11% of the flour weight).
Buttermilk: 94%, 73rd percentileBaking soda: 2%, 88th percentileButter: 19%, 92nd percentileSugar: 0%, 23rd percentileEgg: 17%, 93rd percentileSalt: 1%, 21st percentileButtermilkBakingsodaButterSugarEggSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 2 1/2 cups (300g) King Arthur Gluten-Free Measure for Measure Flour300 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon table salt≈ 3 g
  • 4 tablespoons (57g) unsalted butter, cold, cut into pats57 g
  • 8 ounces (227g) Cabot sharp or extra-sharp cheddar, grated; about 2 cups, lightly packed227 g
  • 1 1/4 cups (283g) buttermilk*283 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g

flour 300 gbatter 935 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.

  • Buttermilk94% · 73rd percentile
  • Baking soda2% · 88th percentile
  • Butter19% · 92nd percentile
  • Sugar0% · 23rd percentile
  • Egg17% · 93rd percentile
  • Salt1% · 21st percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 400°F
Time
40 to 45 minutes
median 40 minutes

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