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Irish Soda Bread

King Arthur Test Kitchen · kingarthurbaking.com · 12 / one 9" loaf

Against 123 Irish soda bread recipes

More butter than 92% of recipes and less buttermilk 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 92% of recipes: 20% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.6%, about 3.5 times as much.
  • Less buttermilk than 86% of recipes: 71% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 84%.
  • More egg than 84% of recipes: 12% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
Buttermilk: 71%, 13th percentileBaking soda: 1.4%, 59th percentileButter: 20%, 94th percentileSugar: 8.7%, 74th percentileEgg: 12%, 85th percentileSalt: 1.1%, 28th percentileButtermilkBakingsodaButterSugarEggSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 2 1/2 cups (276g) King Arthur Irish-Style Flour276 g
  • 1 1/4 cups (150g) King Arthur Unbleached Bread Flour150 g
  • 3 tablespoons (37g) granulated sugar37 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon table salt≈ 4.5 g
  • 2/3 cup (95g) currants or 2/3 cup (99g) raisins95 g
  • 4 tablespoons (57g) butter, cold; cut into 8 pieces57 g
  • 1 1/3 cups (302g) buttermilk302 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 2 tablespoons (28g) butter, melted; optional28 g

flour 426 gbatter 1006 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.

  • Buttermilk71% · 13th percentile
  • Baking soda1.4% · 59th percentile
  • Butter20% · 94th percentile
  • Sugar8.7% · 74th percentile
  • Egg12% · 85th percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 28th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 400°F
Time
45 to 55 minutes
median 40 minutes

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