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Quick 'n' Simple Soufflé

A quick, lightly sweetened soufflé made with eggs, milk, honey, and flour, baked in a 9x9 pan.

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Why it works: Milk and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 19,187 recipes. Both carry ethyl caproate, which smells fruity, apple peel. The science ↓

Quick 'n' Simple Soufflé

Oven450°F
Time15 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Preheat oven to 450°F.

  2. Oil a 9" x 9" cake pan.

Make the batter

  1. Mix liquid ingredients together.

  2. Mix dry ingredients together.

  3. Combine mixtures.

Bake and serve

  1. Pour batter into pan and bake 15 minutes.

  2. Serve while hot with honey or syrup and/or fruit.

  3. Try with fruit yogurt.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1038Calories
36 gProtein
37 gFat
138 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Milk Substitute1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12

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.

Explore the science

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.

  1. Milk + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,187 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  2. Flour + nutmegtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,623 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Honey + vanillatop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,262 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  4. Vanilla + nutmegtop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,781 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Milk + honeytop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,336 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

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

What each ingredient does

Eggs
Provide structure and trapped air that expands in the oven to lift the batter.
Milk
Adds moisture and softness to the batter.
Multi blend flour
Gives the batter structure as its proteins and starches set during baking.
Baking powder
Releases gas when moistened and heated, causing the batter to rise.
Honey
Adds sweetness and helps the top brown during baking.

The step that matters

Get the batter into the hot oven promptly. Baking powder begins releasing gas as soon as it meets liquid, and the eggs' trapped air expands in heat. Letting the batter sit lets bubbles escape, weakening the rise.

Swap the nutmeg

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, milk, honey, vanilla, flour):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Nutmegthe original
  3. Clovefits less well
  4. Turmericfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, milk, honey, vanilla, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“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.

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