Why it works: Rye and flour match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,320 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓
Bread
Ingredients
Directions
Mix 6 pounds of rye flour with 1 peck of wheaten flour.
If using potatoes, bake or boil them until soft, then peel and mash until smooth.
Combine the mashed potatoes with the flour mixture when setting it to rise.
Ensure your oven is well-maintained and heated with good wood for best results.
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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Rye + flourtop 8% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together1,320 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Rye + potatotop 10% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together75 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
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Flour + potatotop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together5,355 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the potato
The recipe marks potato as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rye, flour):
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Fit is the average pairing score against rye, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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