Why it works: Sugar and egg are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 122,807 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Griddle Cakes
Ingredients
Directions
Make the batter
Add enough flour to a quart of sour milk to make a rather thick batter.
Let the batter stand overnight.
The batter may stand for up to 24 hours.
Bake and serve
In the morning, add two well-beaten eggs, salt, and one-half teaspoon soda dissolved in warm water.
Bake immediately.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| 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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Sugar + eggtop 21% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together122,807 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Flour (in the method)
- Forms the thick batter body that holds the pancake's shape as it cooks.
- Sour milk (in the method)
- Its acidity reacts with the soda to help the pancakes rise.
- Eggs
- Bind the batter and add structure and richness to the pancakes.
- Soda
- Reacts with the sour milk's acid to release gas that lifts the batter.
The step that matters
Bake immediately.. Once the soda is added, its reaction with the acid starts releasing gas. If the batter waits, that lift is lost, so the pancakes turn out flatter.
“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.
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