Name: Baroness G-erolt's Pudding-
Ingredients: four cups of bread crumbs; one cup of stoned raisins; half pound of suet; a pinch of salt; four eggs; four apples chopped very fine; one lemon; four eggs beaten very light; four table- spoonfuls of sugar; one glass of brand}*; salt

Why it works: Raisin and apple are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,920 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. 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.

Raisin + appletop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,920 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Raisin + sugartop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together12,481 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Bread + eggtop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together22,662 recipes

Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).
Bread + appletop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,790 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Apple + lemontop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7,551 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

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

What each ingredient does

Eggs: Beaten eggs bind the mixture and help it set as it steams.
Bread crumbs: Provide the bulk and body that hold the pudding together.
Suet: Adds fat that keeps the pudding moist and rich in texture.
Apples: Add moisture and a fruity sweetness to the pudding.

Swap the apple

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (bread, raisin, egg, lemon, sugar):

Figfits better
Vanillafits better
Orangefits better
Applethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against bread, raisin, egg, lemon, sugar. 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
Apple	1 medium (182g)	95
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

Baroness G-erolt's Pudding-