Why it works: Molasses and flour are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 16% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,429 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
Brown Bread
Ingredients
Directions
Soak 2 fjts. old bread in H cups warm water and put through colander; add 1 cup dark molasses. 1 teaspoon salt and i/l> yeast cake dissolved in i/4 cup tepid water; sift in enough wheat flour until stiff enough to mould on board ; knead thirty minutes ; return to bowl ; let rise very light again ; shape into two loaves ; place in tins ; let rise once more and then bake one hour in a moderate oven.
Dora Engstrom. GRAHAM BREAD. 1 pt. sour milk. lA cuj) New Orleans molasses, 3 cups graham flour, 1 teaspoon soda, 1 teaspoon salt; bake slowly one hour.
Mrs. Smiley.
108 THE WARREN COOK BOOK
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Molasses | 1 tbsp (20g) | 58 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | 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 + flourtop 16% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together10,429 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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