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Easy Irish Soda Bread

Taste of Home Editorial Team · tasteofhome.com · 2018 · 1 loaf (12 wedges)

Against 123 Irish soda bread recipes

More buttermilk than 97% of recipes and more egg than 99%.

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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 97% of recipes: 105% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 84%.
  • More egg than 99% of recipes: 23% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • More sugar than 96% of recipes: 23% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1%, about 23 times as much.
  • Less baking soda than 91% of recipes: 0.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%.
Buttermilk: 105%, 98th percentileBaking soda: 0.7%, 7th percentileButter: 0%, 19th percentileSugar: 23%, 97th percentileEgg: 23%, 100th percentileSalt: 1.4%, 70th percentileButtermilkBakingsodaButterSugarEggSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 438 g
  • 1/2 cup sugar≈ 100 g
  • 2 tablespoons caraway seeds≈ 30 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature≈ 100 g
  • 2 cups (16 ounces) sour cream≈ 460 g
  • 3/4 cup raisins≈ 113 g

flour 438 gbatter 1258 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.

  • Buttermilk105% · 98th percentile
  • Baking soda0.7% · 7th percentile
  • Butter0% · 19th percentile
  • Sugar23% · 97th percentile
  • Egg23% · 100th percentile
  • Salt1.4% · 70th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 400°F
Time
40 to 45 minutes
median 40 minutes

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