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Irish Soda Bread

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Against 123 Irish soda bread recipes

No butter, unlike 61% of recipes and no sugar, unlike 54%.

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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 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).
  • Buttermilk in the middle half of recipes: 75% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 84%.
Buttermilk: 75%, 27th percentileBaking soda: 1.6%, 70th percentileButter: 0%, 19th percentileSugar: 0%, 23rd percentileEgg: 0%, 28th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 46th percentileButtermilkBakingsodaButterSugarEggSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 250 gms whole wheat flour250 g
  • 250 gms white all purpose (regular or unbleached) flour250 g
  • 6 gms salt (I use fine sea salt)6 g
  • 8 gms baking soda8 g
  • 375 gms buttermilk (see notes above)375 g

flour 500 gbatter 889 g

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 123 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Buttermilk75% · 27th percentile
  • Baking soda1.6% · 70th percentile
  • Butter0% · 19th percentile
  • Sugar0% · 23rd percentile
  • Egg0% · 28th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 46th percentile

Oven

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

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