Name: Swedish Timbale Cases
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1/2 cup milk; 1 egg

Why it works: Olive and milk are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,828 recipes. Both carry 2-undecenal, which smells sweet. The science ↓

Swedish Timbale Cases

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup milk
1 egg

Directions

Make the batter

Combine 1 cup flour, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 egg, 1/2 cup milk and 2 teaspoon salt, and mix all together.
Add oil.
Set aside, covered for an hour before using.

Fry and serve

Heat timbale irons in deep fat.
Dip in batter and fry.
If not crisp, add a little more milk.
Serve in them with cream peas, meat, fish, or any kind of berries or preserves.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

346Calories

14 gProtein

27 gFat

13 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By Mary Elizabeth Lyles Wilson (1860–1924). Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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.

Explore the science

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.

Olive + milktop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,828 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
Milk + eggtop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together88,785 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Olive + eggtop 31% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together15,340 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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 batter's structure, so the timbale sets as it fries.
Egg: Binds the batter and helps it set firm around the iron.
Milk: Adds moisture to the batter, and more milk thins it for a crisper shell.

“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.