Name: Serbian Eggs
Ingredients: 6 eggs, beaten; 1 lb. farmer style cottage cheese, small curd; 1 lb. Monterey Jack cheese, grated; 1 cup Bisquick; 1 cup milk; 1 cube butter, melted

Why it works: Cottage cheese and cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 126 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Serbian Eggs

Oven350°F

Time40 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the batter

Add cottage cheese, Jack cheese, and Bisquick to beaten eggs. Mix well.
Add milk and half of the melted butter to the mixture.

Bake and serve

Use the other half of the butter to grease a 9" x 13" baking dish, then pour all the mixture into the dish.
Bake at 350°F for 40 minutes. Serve with fresh salsa.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

540Calories

32 gProtein

38 gFat

16 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Cottage Cheese	1/2 cup (113g) 2%	98
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78

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

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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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.

Cottage cheese + cheesetop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together126 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Cheese + buttertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7,962 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Cottage cheese + buttertop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together376 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).
Cheese + milktop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,426 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

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

What each ingredient does

Eggs: Set and bind the mixture into a custard-like, sliceable structure as they cook.
Cottage cheese: Adds moisture and tender, creamy curds that keep the bake soft.
Monterey jack cheese: Melts into the custard, adding richness and savory flavor with a mild, stretchy texture.
Bisquick: Adds flour and leavening that give the bake body and help it hold together.
Milk: Loosens the batter and adds moisture so the custard cooks evenly and stays tender.
Butter: Adds fat for richness and helps prevent sticking in the baking dish.

“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.