Why it works: Sugar substitute and buttermilk share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and 9 recipes mention both. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
The recipe
Ingredients
Contains: egg, milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Cream margaring, sugar, and dry sugar substitute together at medium speed untill light and fluffy. Add egg and vnill and mix at medium speed for 30 seconds, scraping down the bowl before and after adding the egg and vanilla. Stir flour, dry buttermilk, baking soda and salt mixture, along with water, to creamy mixture, and mix at medium speed to blend well. Drop dough by 1 ½ tablespoonfuls onto coolie sheeet that have been sprayed with pan spray orlined aluminum foil. Press cookies down on the bottom. Remove them to a wire rack and cook to room temperature. Food exchanges per serving: 1 strach/bread exchange + 1 fat exchange calories: 96, fat: 4g, cho: 13g, na: 107mg, pro: 2g, cholesterol: 12mg
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Sugar substitute + buttermilktop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together9 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Sugar + vanillatop 3% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together35,031 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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Flour + buttermilktop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together3,667 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Sugar + sugar substitutetop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together78 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Sugar + buttermilktop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,973 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Sugar and vanilla share little aroma chemistry, yet 35,031 recipes mention both: they likely work on texture and structure more than aroma.
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
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