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Moist Irish Soda Bread

Taste of Home Editorial Team · tasteofhome.com · 2018 · 1 loaf (16 slices)

Against 123 Irish soda bread recipes

Less salt than 94% 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.

  • Less salt than 94% of recipes: 0.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%, about half as much.
  • More baking soda than 77% of recipes: 1.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%.
Buttermilk: 85%, 57th percentileBaking soda: 1.8%, 81st percentileButter: 11%, 69th percentileSugar: 2.5%, 54th percentileEgg: 0%, 28th percentileSalt: 0.6%, 3rd percentileButtermilkBakingsodaButterSugarEggSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour≈ 500 g
  • 1 tablespoon sugar≈ 13 g
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 9 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1/4 cup cold butter≈ 57 g
  • 1 cup golden raisins≈ 150 g
  • 1-3/4 cups buttermilk≈ 427 g
  • Softened butter, optionaln/a

flour 500 gbatter 1163 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 soda1.8% · 81st percentile
  • Butter11% · 69th percentile
  • Sugar2.5% · 54th percentile
  • Egg0% · 28th percentile
  • Salt0.6% · 3rd percentile

Oven

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

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