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Irish Soda Bread

momontimeout.com · 2022 · 8

Against 123 Irish soda bread recipes

Less baking soda than 94% 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.

  • Less baking soda than 94% of recipes: 0.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%, about half as much.
  • No egg, like 55% of recipes.
Buttermilk: 85%, 57th percentileBaking soda: 0.6%, 3rd percentileButter: 8.5%, 60th percentileSugar: 7.5%, 71st percentileEgg: 0%, 28th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 46th percentileButtermilkBakingsodaButterSugarEggSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)≈ 500 g
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar≈ 38 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder≈ 7 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 3 tablespoons salted butter (room temperature, cut into small cubes)≈ 43 g
  • 1 cup raisins (or currants)≈ 150 g
  • 1 ¾ cups buttermilk (full fat or low fat, shaken)≈ 427 g

flour 500 gbatter 1173 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.

  • Buttermilk85% · 57th percentile
  • Baking soda0.6% · 3rd percentile
  • Butter8.5% · 60th percentile
  • Sugar7.5% · 71st percentile
  • Egg0% · 28th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 46th percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 400°F
Time
45 to 55 minutes
median 40 minutes

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