Why it works: Cream cheese and milk match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and 1,395 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓
The recipe
Ingredients
Contains: egg, milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Prepare GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST.
Increase oven temperature to 350°F.
Beat cream cheese, sugar and flour in large bowl on medium speed of mixer until smooth.
Place butterscotch chips and milk in small microwave-safe bowl.
Microwave at HIGH (100%) 1 minute; stir.
If necessary, microwave at HIGH an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, just until chips
are melted when stirred.
Stir butterscotch mixture into cream cheese mixture.
Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
Pour mixture over prepared crust.
Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until center is almost set.
Remove from oven to wire rack.
With knife, immediately loosen cake from side of pan.
Cool completely; remove side of pan.
Chocolate Drizzle:
Drizzle over top of cheesecake.
Cover; refrigerate leftover cheesecake.
12 servings.
Graham Cracker Crust:
Press mixture onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
Bake 10 minutes.
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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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Cream cheese + milktop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,395 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
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Flour + milktop 8% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together76,993 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Flour + eggtop 8% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together104,138 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Milk + eggtop 9% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together88,465 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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Sugar + milktop 9% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together77,855 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Flour and milk share little aroma chemistry, yet 76,993 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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