Why it works: Almond and egg are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 25% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 12,645 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓
Almond Bread
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no oven temperature. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point.
Make the batter
Mix ground almonds, beaten egg yolks, baking powder, and salt together.
Gently fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites.
Bake
Pour the mixture into greased pans.
Let the batter rise until it doubles in size.
Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F (175°C) until golden.
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.
Explore the science
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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Almond + eggtop 25% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together12,645 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
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What each ingredient does
- Blanched almonds
- Provide the bulk of the bread, giving it a dense, moist, nutty crumb.
- Eggs
- Whites trap air for lift, while yolks bind the batter and add richness.
- Baking powder
- Releases gas in the batter, helping the bread rise and turn lighter.
The step that matters
Folding in the egg whites. Whipped whites hold air that gives the bread its lift. Folding gently keeps that air in the batter; stirring vigorously deflates it and leaves a dense, flat loaf.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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