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Fried Lithuanian Cheese Slices

Fried cheese slices coated in egg, milk, flour, and breadcrumbs, served with sour cream or sugar.

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Why it works: Cheese and bread are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,130 recipes. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Fried Lithuanian Cheese Slices

Oven300 degrees
Time30 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the batter and coat

  1. Beat egg, milk, flour, and salt.

  2. Dip cheese slices in batter, then bread crumbs.

Fry and serve

  1. Fry in hot fat and serve with sour cream or sprinkled sugar.

  2. Omit sugar: place a dot of butter on each slice.

Bake and serve

  1. Bake at 300 degrees for 30 minutes.

  2. Serve immediately on rye bread.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

795Calories
34 gProtein
24 gFat
108 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
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. Cheese + breadtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,130 recipes

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

  2. Milk + cheesetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,426 recipes

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

  3. Milk + breadtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,466 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  4. Egg + breadtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together22,662 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).

  5. Milk + flourtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together78,219 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

Milk and flour barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 78,219 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

Egg
Binds the batter so it clings to the cheese and sets around it.
Flour
Thickens the batter so it coats the cheese evenly.
Milk
Thins the batter to a smooth coating and adds moisture.
Cheese slices
The main filling that softens and melts inside the crisp coating.
Bread crumbs
Form an outer crust that browns and crisps when cooked.

The step that matters

Fry in hot fat. Hot fat sets and browns the batter quickly, forming a crust before the cheese softens and leaks out. Fat that is too cool lets the coating soak up grease and fall apart.

“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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