Why it works: Flour and raisin match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,075 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓
Apples in the Bierascie Manner
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the apples
Scoop the cores out of the apples.
Fill the hollowed apples with the sweet mixture.
Make the mixture
Pour the dissolved potato flour into boiling milk and bring to a boil again.
Add the washed raisins, sugar, and butter to the mixture.
Cool the mixture, then add the eggs and cinnamon and mix well.
Bake
Place the apples on a griddle, add some water, and bake.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Potato | 1 medium (173g) baked | 161 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Apple | 1 medium (182g) | 95 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.
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.
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Flour + raisintop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together9,075 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Butter + milktop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together81,283 recipes
Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
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Potato + milktop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together3,611 recipes
Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).
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Apple + milktop 11% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together4,104 recipes
Shared aroma: 4-heptenal (creamy, biscuit).
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Butter + flourtop 12% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked 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
- Apples
- Form the edible shell that holds the filling and softens as it bakes.
- Potato flour
- Thickens the milk into a smooth, spoonable mixture as its starch swells when heated.
- Eggs
- Set as they cook, binding the filling so it holds its shape.
- Milk
- Adds moisture and creaminess to the filling.
- Butter
- Adds fat for richness and a smoother texture.
- Sugar
- Adds sweetness and helps the filling brown lightly.
The step that matters
Cool the mixture before adding the eggs. Eggs begin to set and can curdle or scramble in a very hot liquid. Cooling the mixture first lets the eggs blend in evenly and keeps the filling smooth.
Swap the potato
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (apple, sugar, butter, flour, milk, egg, raisin):
- Sweet potatofits better
- Arrowrootfits about as well
- Shallotfits about as well
- Potatothe original
Fit is the average pairing score against apple, sugar, butter, flour, milk, egg, raisin. 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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