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Wheat Bread / Brown Soda Bread

KitchenGoddess · nigella.com · Serves: 8

Against 123 Irish soda bread recipes

More buttermilk than 91% of recipes and no sugar, unlike 54%.

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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 buttermilk than 91% of recipes: 103% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 84%.
  • No sugar at all, where 54% of recipes use some (most of those 5 to 11% of the flour weight).
Buttermilk: 103%, 94th percentileBaking soda: 1.2%, 36th percentileButter: 5%, 45th percentileSugar: 0%, 23rd percentileEgg: 0%, 28th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 46th percentileButtermilkBakingsodaButterSugarEggSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 250 grams plain flour250 g
  • 250 grams wholemeal flour250 g
  • 100 grams porridge oats100 g
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 25 grams butter (cut into pieces)25 g
  • 500 millilitres buttermilk≈ 516 g

flour 500 gbatter 1153 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.

  • Buttermilk103% · 94th percentile
  • Baking soda1.2% · 36th percentile
  • Butter5% · 45th percentile
  • Sugar0% · 23rd percentile
  • Egg0% · 28th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 46th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 400°F
Time
30 to 35 minutes
median 40 minutes

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