Spiced Ginger Bread

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. Cinnamon + clovetop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together14,189 recipes

   Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

2. Cinnamon + gingertop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together6,380 recipes

   Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

3. Clove + gingertop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together6,038 recipes

   Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

4. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together81,283 recipes

   Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

5. Flour + cinnamontop 9% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together17,341 recipes

   Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Molasses

Adds sweetness, moisture and deep color and flavor to the dough.

Butter

Adds fat for tenderness and richness in the crumb.

Flour

Provides the structure that holds the dough together once baked.

Eggs

Add structure and binding, helping the dough hold its shape.

Soda

Reacts with the molasses acidity to lighten the dough as it bakes.

Swap the currant

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (molasses, butter, milk, flour, cinnamon, clove, ginger):

1. Raisinfits better
2. Vanillafits better
3. Figfits better
4. Currantthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against molasses, butter, milk, flour, cinnamon, clove, ginger. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.