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Against 123 Irish soda bread recipes

Less baking soda than 88% of recipes and no butter, unlike 61%.

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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 baking soda than 88% of recipes: 0.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%.
  • No butter at all, where 61% of recipes use some (most of those 6.3 to 17% of the flour weight).
  • Less salt than 81% of recipes: 0.9% 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).
Buttermilk: 88%, 66th percentileBaking soda: 0.9%, 11th percentileButter: 0%, 19th percentileSugar: 0%, 23rd percentileEgg: 0%, 28th percentileSalt: 0.9%, 18th percentileButtermilkBakingsodaButterSugarEggSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 170g/6oz self-raising wholemeal flour170 g
  • 170g/6oz plain flour170 g
  • ½ tsp salt≈ 3 g
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda≈ 3 g
  • 290ml/½ pint buttermilk≈ 299 g

flour 340 gbatter 645 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.

  • Buttermilk88% · 66th percentile
  • Baking soda0.9% · 11th percentile
  • Butter0% · 19th percentile
  • Sugar0% · 23rd percentile
  • Egg0% · 28th percentile
  • Salt0.9% · 18th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 400°F
Time
30 minutes
median 40 minutes

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