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Matzo Meal Pancakes

A quick pancake made with matzo meal, eggs, milk, sugar, and salt, fried and served with sour cream, apple sauce, or jam.

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Why it works: Egg and milk are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 18% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 88,785 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Matzo Meal Pancakes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the batter

  1. Mix the dry ingredients (matzo meal, sugar, salt) together.

  2. Add milk to dry ingredients and stir well.

  3. Gradually add the well beaten eggs to the matzo meal mixture, blending gently.

Cook and serve

  1. Drop by spoonfuls onto a well-oiled pan and fry until brown on both sides (flip when one side is done).

  2. Serve with sour cream, apple sauce, or jam.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

276Calories
14 gProtein
13 gFat
25 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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. Egg + milktop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together88,785 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  2. Sugar + milktop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together77,875 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  3. Egg + sugartop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together122,807 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

Sugar and milk barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 77,875 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

What each ingredient does

Eggs
Bind the batter and add structure and richness as they set in the pan.
Matzo meal
Provides the starchy base that thickens the batter and gives the pancakes their body.
Milk
Adds moisture and loosens the batter so it spreads and cooks through evenly.

The step that matters

Adding the eggs gradually and blending gently. Eggs and matzo meal form the structure; adding beaten eggs gently keeps the batter smooth and avoids overworking it, which helps the pancakes stay tender rather than tough.

“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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