Name: Bettina's Time-Guide for Baking Quick Breads
Ingredients: a slice of ham; three portions; 2 t-water wipe a slice of ham; two portions; 1 c-cooked onions 1/2 c-vegetable white sauce 3 t-fresh bread crumbs 2 t-butter; 1/2 c-vegetable white sauce 3 t-fresh bread crumbs 2 t-butter mix the onions w; 3 t-fresh bread crumbs 2 t-butter mix the onions; 2 t-butter mix the onions; 1 c-flour 1/4 t-salt 2 t-baking powder 1 t-butter 1 egg well beaten 1/3 c-milk 1; 1/4 t-salt 2 t-baking powder 1 t-butter 1 egg well beaten 1/3 c-milk 1 sour appl; 2 t-baking powder 1 t-butter 1 egg well beaten 1/3 c-milk 1 sour apple 2 t-sugar; 1 t-butter 1 egg well beaten 1/3 c-milk 1 sour apple 2 t-sugar 1/2 t-cinnamon; 1 egg well beaten 1/3 c-milk 1 sour apple 2 t-sugar 1/2 t-cinnamon mix flour; 1/3 c-milk 1 sour apple 2 t-sugar 1/2 t-cinnamon mix flour; 1 sour apple 2 t-sugar 1/2 t-cinnamon mix flour; 2 t-sugar 1/2 t-cinnamon mix flour; 1/2 t-cinnamon mix flour; 1/2 c-sugar 1/8 t-salt 1 t-flour 1 c-water 1 t-butter 2 t-lemon juice mix; 1/8 t-salt 1 t-flour 1 c-water 1 t-butter 2 t-lemon juice mix the sugar; 1 t-flour 1 c-water 1 t-butter 2 t-lemon juice mix the sugar; 1 c-water 1 t-butter 2 t-lemon juice mix the sugar; 1 t-butter 2 t-lemon juice mix the sugar; 2 t-lemon juice mix the sugar; two gossiping about?; one; two parallel cuts across the corner; lemon juice

Why it works: Bread and butter are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 27,232 recipes. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

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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.

Bread + buttertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together27,232 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Ham + breadtop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,536 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).
Bread + milktop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,466 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
Butter + flourtop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together124,287 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

Butter and flour barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 124,287 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

What each ingredient does

Flour: Forms the structure of the batter as it sets in the oven.
Baking powder: Releases gas so the batter rises and becomes light.
Butter: Cut into the flour to add tenderness and richness to the batter.
Egg: Binds the batter and adds structure and richness.
Milk: Adds moisture to the batter and helps form a soft dough.
Apple: Adds moisture and tartness that contrasts with the sweet topping.

The step that matters

Spread the batter one-half an inch thick in a shallow pan.. Batter spread too thin dries out and bakes hard, while batter too thick may stay doughy in the centre before the top browns. An even layer lets the cake bake through evenly under the apples.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (ham, sauce, bread, butter, flour, egg, milk):

Shallotfits better
Asparagusfits better
Leekfits better
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against ham, sauce, bread, butter, flour, egg, milk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“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.

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Pork	100g cooked	242
Apple	1 medium (182g)	95
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Sauce	not in our table	0

Bettina's Time-Guide for Baking Quick Breads