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Buttermilk Pudding

A baked pudding made with butter, sugar, eggs, flour, milk, buttermilk, salt, and vanilla.

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Why it works: Vanilla and milk 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 ↓

Buttermilk Pudding

Oven180°C
Timeone hour

Ingredients

Directions

Make the batter

  1. Cream butter and sugar.

  2. Beat egg yolks one by one into creamed sugar and butter.

  3. Add the flour, salt and milk alternately to the batter, mixing well after every addition.

  4. Add vanilla essence.

Bake and serve

  1. Fold in stiffly beaten whites and bake one hour in deep bowl at 180°C.

  2. Serve with strawberry sauce of your choice.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

845Calories
27 gProtein
26 gFat
121 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
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. Vanilla + milktop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,187 recipes

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

  2. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

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

  3. Flour + buttermilktop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,721 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Sugar + vanillatop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together35,032 recipes

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

  5. Sugar + buttermilktop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,973 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

Sugar and vanilla barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 35,032 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
Beaten whites trap air for lift, and the yolks add richness and set the custard-like crumb.
Butter
Creaming with sugar adds fat that gives a tender, rich texture.
Sugar
Creaming with butter adds sweetness and helps give a tender crumb.
Flour
Provides structure that holds the pudding together as it bakes.
Buttermilk
Its acidity tenderizes the batter and adds a tangy flavor.
Milk
Adds moisture and liquid that keeps the pudding soft during baking.

The step that matters

Fold in the stiffly beaten whites. Whites hold air that makes the pudding rise and lighten. Folding gently keeps that air in, while vigorous stirring deflates the foam and leaves a denser, flatter result.

Swap the vanilla

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, sugar, egg, flour, milk, buttermilk):

  1. Vanillathe original
  2. Raisinfits about as well
  3. Figfits less well
  4. Lemonfits less well

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