Name: Watson Estate Banana Waffles
Ingredients: 1/3-cup butter; 1-cup molasses; ½ cup buttermilk; 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 egg; 2 cups cake flour; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1-teaspoon salt

Why it works: Buttermilk and flour are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,721 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Watson Estate Banana Waffles

Ingredients

Directions

Put the butter and molasses in a pan and heat to boilingl
Remove from heat and stir in milk and soda along with a well-beaten eggl
Sift the dry ingredients and add to milk mixturel
Bake in hot waffle iron for 1 minutel
Turn off power and leave in iron for 3 minutes

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

844Calories

27 gProtein

26 gFat

123 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Molasses	1 tbsp (20g)	58
Ginger	1 tsp grated fresh (2g)	2
Salt	1 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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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.

Buttermilk + flourtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,721 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Molasses + buttermilktop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together526 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Butter + flourtop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together124,287 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Molasses + gingertop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together4,116 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Flour + gingertop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,564 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

Swap the ginger

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

Cinnamonfits better
Nutmegfits better
Jalapenofits better
Gingerthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, molasses, buttermilk, egg, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.