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Irish Soda Bread

tarasmulticulturaltable.com · 2013 · 1 loaf

Against 123 Irish soda bread recipes

More buttermilk than 78% of recipes and more baking soda than 77%.

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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 78% of recipes: 98% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 84%.
  • More baking soda than 77% of recipes: 1.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%.
  • No sugar at all, where 54% of recipes use some (most of those 5 to 11% of the flour weight).
  • Butter in the middle half of recipes: 12% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.6%.
Buttermilk: 98%, 83rd percentileBaking soda: 1.8%, 81st percentileButter: 12%, 74th percentileSugar: 0%, 23rd percentileEgg: 0%, 28th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 46th percentileButtermilkBakingsodaButterSugarEggSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 4 cups (500 grams) all-purpose flour500 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 9 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 4 tablespoons (60 grams) unsalted butter (cold and diced)60 g
  • 2 cups (470 milliliters) buttermilk≈ 488 g

flour 500 gbatter 1063 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.

  • Buttermilk98% · 83rd percentile
  • Baking soda1.8% · 81st percentile
  • Butter12% · 74th percentile
  • Sugar0% · 23rd percentile
  • Egg0% · 28th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 46th percentile

Oven

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

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