Why it works: Molasses and coffee work together. They rank in the top 18% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 640 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓
Indian Brown Bread
Ingredients
Directions
MRS. M. A. TURNER.
One quart of boiling water, salt and thicken as for mush, very stiff. Cook well; as soon as done, add one pint of molasses; stir until cool; then add one coffee cup of yeast; mold and set in a warm place to rise — put it into a pan that can be placed in a steamer. Let it rise, and steam two hours, and set in the oven to dry. It may be baked in bread pans if the outside is greased to prevent the crust from being too hard.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 2 of 4 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 2 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Molasses | 1 tbsp (20g) | 58 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Coffee | not in our table | 0 |
One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures. See the original page.
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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.
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Molasses + coffeetop 18% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together640 recipes
Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
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