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Irish Soda Bread

Kara Zauberman · thepioneerwoman.com · 2021 · 12 serving(s)

Against 123 Irish soda bread recipes

More butter than 83% of recipes and less salt than 82%.

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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 butter than 83% of recipes: 17% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.6%, about 3 times as much.
  • Less salt than 82% of recipes: 0.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%.
  • More sugar than 76% of recipes: 10% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1%, about 10 times as much.
Buttermilk: 85%, 57th percentileBaking soda: 1.2%, 36th percentileButter: 17%, 85th percentileSugar: 10%, 80th percentileEgg: 10%, 72nd percentileSalt: 0.8%, 13th percentileButtermilkBakingsodaButterSugarEggSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 4 c. all-purpose flour≈ 500 g
  • 1/4 c. sugar≈ 50 g
  • 1 tsp. baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt≈ 4 g
  • 6 tbsp. cold salted butter, diced and divided, plus more for the pan≈ 85 g
  • 1/2 c. golden raisins≈ 75 g
  • 1/2 c. dried cranberries≈ 75 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 3/4 c. buttermilk≈ 427 g

flour 500 gbatter 1272 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 soda1.2% · 36th percentile
  • Butter17% · 85th percentile
  • Sugar10% · 80th percentile
  • Egg10% · 72nd percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 13th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 400°F
Time
50 to 55 minutes
median 40 minutes

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