Paul Hollywood Shared His Unusual Soda Bread Recipe Just in Time for St. Patrick’s Day
Lindsay Parrill · tasteofhome.com · 2026
Against 123 Irish soda bread recipes
No butter, unlike 61% of recipes and no sugar, unlike 54%.
How it compares
Against the typical loaf: the median of 123 Irish soda bread recipes, per 100 g of flour.
- No butter at all, where 61% of recipes use some (most of those 6.3 to 17% of the flour weight).
- No sugar at all, where 54% of recipes use some (most of those 5 to 11% of the flour weight).
Ingredients (8)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
- 2 cups whole wheat flour≈ 256 g
- 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
- 1-1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese≈ 356 g
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided≈ 237 g
- 1/2 onion, finely choppedn/a
- 1-2/3 cups buttermilk≈ 407 g
- 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
flour 506 gbatter 1517 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.
- Buttermilk80% · 39th percentile · median 84%
- Baking soda1.2% · 36th percentile · median 1.2%
- Butter0% · 19th percentile · median 5.6%
- Sugar0% · 23rd percentile · median 1%
- Egg0% · 28th percentile · median 0%
- Salt1.2% · 46th percentile · median 1.2%
Oven
- Temperature
- 400°F / 205°C
- median 400°F
- Time
- 20 to 25 minutes
- median 40 minutes
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