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Irish Soda Bread

Jeanine Donofrio · loveandlemons.com · 2023 · 8

Against 123 Irish soda bread recipes

More egg than 82% of recipes.

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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 egg than 82% of recipes: 11% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • Buttermilk below the middle half: 74% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 84%, less than 74% of recipes use.
Buttermilk: 74%, 25th percentileBaking soda: 1.4%, 59th percentileButter: 9.7%, 61st percentileSugar: 5.7%, 63rd percentileEgg: 11%, 84th percentileSalt: 1.4%, 70th percentileButtermilkBakingsodaButterSugarEggSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 1⅓ cups buttermilk*≈ 325 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 3½ cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled (438g), plus more for kneading)438 g
  • 2 tablespoons cane sugar≈ 25 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt≈ 6 g
  • 3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (cubed)≈ 43 g
  • Scant 1 cup dried currants or raisins (optional)n/a

flour 438 gbatter 893 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.

  • Buttermilk74% · 25th percentile
  • Baking soda1.4% · 59th percentile
  • Butter9.7% · 61st percentile
  • Sugar5.7% · 63rd percentile
  • Egg11% · 84th percentile
  • Salt1.4% · 70th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 400°F
Time
45 to 50 minutes
median 40 minutes

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