Bajan Sweet Bread

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. Flour + raisintop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together9,075 recipes

   Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

2. Raisin + almondtop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together1,781 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

3. Coconut + almondtop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together1,093 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (cocoa, roasted).

4. Flour + almondtop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together8,673 recipes

   Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

5. Butter + almondtop 11% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together9,245 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Flour

Forms the structure of the loaf as its proteins bind with liquid and egg.

Baking powder

Releases gas in the batter so the loaves rise and become light.

Egg

Binds the dough and adds structure and richness to the crumb.

Evaporated milk

Adds moisture and milk solids that help the crumb brown and stay tender.

Sugar

Sweetens the loaf and helps the crust brown during baking.

Butter or margarine

Adds fat that tenderizes the crumb and carries flavour.

The step that matters

Swap the coconut

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

1. Vanillafits better
2. Coconutthe original
3. Figfits about as well
4. Cherryfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, flour, sugar, raisin, egg, evaporated milk, almond. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.