Name: Grand Marnier Steamed Pudding
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened; 3/8 cup sugar, plus additional for dusting ramekins; 5 tablespoons flour; Finely grated zest of 1 large orange; 3 eggs, separated, at room temperature; 1 cup buttermilk (1.5% fat); 3 tablespoons Grand Marnier plus fresh squeezed orange juice to equal 1/4 cup liquid; Whipped heavy cream, lightly sweetened; Grated orange zest, for garnish

Why it works: Butter and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 41,516 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Grand Marnier Steamed Pudding

Ingredients

1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
3/8 cup sugar, plus additional for dusting ramekins
5 tablespoons flour
Finely grated zest of 1 large orange
3 eggs, separated, at room temperature
1 cup buttermilk (1.5% fat)
3 tablespoons Grand Marnier plus fresh squeezed orange juice to equal 1/4 cup liquid
Whipped heavy cream, lightly sweetened
Grated orange zest, for garnish

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

946Calories

29 gProtein

32 gFat

136 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By bunkycooks. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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.

Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Flour + buttermilktop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,721 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Sugar + buttermilktop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,973 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together43,450 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
Buttermilk + creamtop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together674 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, sugar, flour, egg, buttermilk, cream):

Raisinfits better
Vanillafits better
Lemonfits better
Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, sugar, flour, egg, buttermilk, cream. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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