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Cereal Griddle Cakes

A quick griddle cake made with flour, cereal, milk, eggs, and baking powder.

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Why it works: Milk and vanilla 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 ↓

Cereal Griddle Cakes

Timeabout 2 minutes on each side

Ingredients

Directions

Make the batter

  1. Mix and then sift all of the dry ingredients.

  2. Add the well-beaten egg to the liquid.

  3. Add the liquid mixture to the dry ingredients very gradually and stir quickly.

  4. Add the melted shortening, egg whites and vanilla extract.

Cook

  1. Place on griddle and cook about 2 minutes on each side.

  2. Don't turn more than once, it makes them tough.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

796Calories
27 gProtein
26 gFat
108 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
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. Milk + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,187 recipes

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

  2. Flour + vanillatop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,241 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Flour + milktop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together78,219 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Flour + eggtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together106,462 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Milk + eggtop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together88,785 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

Flour and milk 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

Flour
Provides the main structure that holds the griddle cakes together.
Baking powder
Releases gas that makes the griddle cakes rise and turn light.
Egg whites
Stiffly beaten whites trap air, adding lightness and volume to the batter.
Egg
Binds the batter and adds richness and structure as it sets.
Milk
Hydrates the flour and gives the batter its liquid base and tenderness.
Shortening
Adds fat that tenderizes the crumb and helps keep the cakes moist.

The step that matters

Adding the liquid mixture to the dry ingredients. Pouring in slowly and stirring quickly keeps the batter from overmixing. Too much gluten development from vigorous or prolonged stirring makes griddle cakes tough, so mix only until just combined.

Swap the vanilla

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

  1. Raisinfits better
  2. Vanillathe original
  3. Figfits less well
  4. Blueberryfits less well

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