Name: Carrie Glass
Ingredients: two cups of corn meal; one cup of flour; one-fourth teaspoons of soda; one-half teaspoon of salt; one-fourth cup of sugar; one-half cup of sour cream; two cups of sour milk; one-half cup of sugar in one-half cup of warm cream; six ounces of sweet butter into three pounds of flour; twelve ounces of large seeded raisins; one-half pound of almonds blanched; one-quarter cup of warm milk; one-half cup of flour; one-half cups of flour; half teaspoon of salt; one-half cup of butter melted; 53 corn bread -- two cups of corn meal; one egg; one-half cup of warm cream; two cakes compressed yeast crum- bled into pieces; three pounds of flour; six eggs well beaten; one lemon; two parts; two twists; four parts; three together; one-half yeast cake in one-quarter cup of warm milk; two eggs; two long thin rolls

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 ↓

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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.

Flour + raisintop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,075 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Raisin + almondtop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,781 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).
Flour + almondtop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,673 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Corn meal: Provides the grainy texture and corn flavor that define the bread.
Flour: Adds gluten-based structure so the bread holds its shape.
Soda: Reacts with the acid in the sour milk to produce gas that lifts the batter.
Sour milk: Supplies acidity that activates the soda and adds tenderness and moisture.
Sour cream: Adds moisture, richness and a mild tang to the crumb.
Egg: Binds the batter and adds structure and richness.

The step that matters

Beat the batter only until combined. Vigorous, prolonged beating develops gluten in the flour, which can make the cornbread tough and dense rather than tender.

Swap the raisin

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

Vanillafits better
Raisinthe original
Coconutfits about as well
Figfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against corn, flour, sugar, cream, milk, butter, almond. 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.

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Sour Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Almond	1 almond (1.2g)	7
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Cake	not in our table	0
Mace	not in our table	0

Carrie Glass

Carrie Glass

Ingredients

Directions

Make the batter

Bake

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)