Name: Real Skillet Cornbread
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons bacon drippings; 1 1/2 cups coarse or medium stone-ground cornmeal; 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 1 1/2 cups well-shaken buttermilk

Why it works: Flour and buttermilk are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,721 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Real Skillet Cornbread

Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

4 tablespoons bacon drippings
1 1/2 cups coarse or medium stone-ground cornmeal
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 1/2 cups well-shaken buttermilk

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

725Calories

30 gProtein

18 gFat

108 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Dripping	not in our table	0

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

By epicurious. 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.

Flour + buttermilktop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,721 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Flour + eggtop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together106,462 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Egg + buttermilktop 25% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together2,986 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

Flour and egg barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 106,462 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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