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Lemonberry Saxon Pudding

A lemonberry pudding made with sugar, milk, butter, lemon peel, flour, cornstarch, eggs, lemon juice, cream of tartar, and strawberry sauce.

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Why it works: Milk and butter are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 81,283 recipes. Both carry (z)-4-heptenal, which smells biscuit, cream. The science ↓

Lemonberry Saxon Pudding

Oven350-degree oven
Time25 to 30 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Butter three 3-cup ovenproof molds or bowls; dust with sugar and set aside.

  2. In a saucepan, combine 1/2 cup sugar with milk, butter, and lemon peel; heat to melt butter.

  3. Combine flour and cornstarch; stir into hot milk mixture just to blend.

  4. Pour mixture into a blender or food processor fitted with a metal blade.

  5. With the machine running, add egg yolks, then lemon juice; whirl until smooth.

  6. Pour into a mixing bowl; set aside.

Make the batter

  1. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy. Gradually add remaining sugar and beat to form soft peaks.

  2. Fold egg whites into milk mixture, spoon equal amounts into the prepared molds.

Bake and serve

  1. Set molds in a large pan and pour in hot water to a depth of 1 inch.

  2. Bake in a 350-degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes until lightly browned and set.

  3. Remove molds from the water bath. Cool for 5 minutes; loosen edges and invert onto a large serving plate.

  4. Serve warm or chilled. Spoon some of the strawberry sauce around the puddings and pass remaining sauce separately.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1009Calories
29 gProtein
32 gFat
154 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Strawberry1 cup (152g)49
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Saucenot in our table0
Seednot in our table0

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 + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  2. Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

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

  3. Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together43,450 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

  4. Milk + strawberrytop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,130 recipes

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

  5. Butter + flourtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together124,287 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

Butter and flour barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 124,287 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
Whites trapped by beating set the pudding structure, while yolks add richness and body.
Flour
Starch thickens the milk base so the pudding holds its shape when set.
Cornstarch
Starch thickens the milk base, giving a smooth, tender set.
Butter
Adds fat for a rich mouthfeel and softer texture.
Lemon juice
Adds acidity that brightens the flavor and balances the sugar.
Milk
Forms the liquid base that the starches thicken and the eggs set.

The step that matters

Folding the egg whites into the milk mixture. Overmixing deflates the beaten whites, so the puddings bake up flat and dense instead of light and airy. Fold gently until just combined.

Swap the strawberry

The recipe marks strawberry as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, milk, butter, lemon, flour, egg, cream):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Raisinfits better
  3. Figfits about as well
  4. Strawberrythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, milk, butter, lemon, flour, egg, cream. 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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