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Brown Irish Soda Bread

Tricia · savingdessert.com · 2014 · 1 loaf

Against 123 Irish soda bread recipes

No sugar, unlike 54% 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.

  • No sugar at all, where 54% of recipes use some (most of those 5 to 11% of the flour weight).
  • Buttermilk in the middle half of recipes: 92% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 84%.
Buttermilk: 92%, 72nd percentileBaking soda: 1.4%, 59th percentileButter: 6.4%, 54th percentileSugar: 0%, 23rd percentileEgg: 0%, 28th percentileSalt: 1.4%, 70th percentileButtermilkBakingsodaButterSugarEggSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 1 ¾ cups whole wheat flour≈ 224 g
  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour≈ 219 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 2 tablespoons butter, (softened)≈ 28 g
  • 1 ⅔ cups buttermilk, (plus up to 3 tablespoons if needed)≈ 407 g
  • 1 tablespoon golden flax seeds≈ 15 g
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds≈ 15 g
  • 1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds≈ 15 g
  • 1 tablespoon sunflower seeds≈ 15 g

flour 443 gbatter 949 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.

  • Buttermilk92% · 72nd percentile
  • Baking soda1.4% · 59th percentile
  • Butter6.4% · 54th percentile
  • Sugar0% · 23rd percentile
  • Egg0% · 28th percentile
  • Salt1.4% · 70th percentile

Oven

Temperature
425°F / 220°C
median 400°F
Time
15 minutes
median 40 minutes

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