Why it works: Sugar and spirit work together. They rank in the top 25% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 602 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓
Dolci Al Liquore
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no cooking times; the times in the steps were added in transcription, so check for doneness rather than trusting the clock.
Cook the sugar in a clean saucepan without greasing it.
Once the sugar reaches 30 degrees Celsius, flavor it with a bit of essence and color it as desired.
Add a little spirit to prevent fermentation.
Minimize handling of the sugar to avoid crystallization.
Pour the prepared sugar into molds of your choice, dust lightly with powdered sugar, and place the molds in a warm area for about 12 hours.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.
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Sugar + spirittop 25% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together602 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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