Why it works: Cocoa powder and egg are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 25% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,222 recipes. Both carry acetic acid, which smells sour, vinegar. The science ↓
Bread
Ingredients
Directions
Mix cocoa powder with a little water and yeast to form a paste.
Let the paste sit in a warm place for 30 minutes or longer.
Add aleuronat, beaten egg, and water with saccharin to the paste.
Mix until a dough forms.
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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Cocoa powder + eggtop 25% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,222 recipes
Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
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