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Luncheon Cheese Griddle Cakes

A quick batter of flour, baking powder, milk, eggs, cheese, and shortening cooked on a griddle and served with tomato sauce.

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Why it works: Milk and cheese are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,426 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Luncheon Cheese 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 cheese.

Cook and serve

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

  2. Put a dollop of tomato sauce on each griddlecake when serving.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

919Calories
36 gProtein
36 gFat
113 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
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 + cheesetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,426 recipes

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

  2. Cheese + tomatotop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,896 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Tomato + saucetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together5,469 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Milk + tomatotop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,226 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

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 structure that holds the griddle cakes together.
Baking powder
Releases gas as it heats, making the cakes rise and turn light.
Egg whites
Trap air when beaten, adding lift and a light, airy texture.
Cheese
Adds richness and savory flavor, and browns slightly on the griddle.
Melted shortening
Adds fat for tenderness and helps keep the cakes from sticking.

The step that matters

Stir the liquid into the dry ingredients gradually and quickly. Overmixing develops gluten in the flour, which makes the cakes tough. Gentle, quick stirring keeps the batter tender and light.

Swap the tomato

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

  1. Asparagusfits better
  2. Mustardfits better
  3. Capsicumfits better
  4. Tomatothe original

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