Why it works: Sugar and bread are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 32% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 8,638 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Griddle Cakes
Ingredients
Directions
Preheat the griddle until hot.
Grease the griddle lightly to prevent sticking.
Pour batter onto the griddle.
Cook until edges are full of bubbles, then turn.
Adjust heat if cakes are doughy or leathery.
Add brown sugar for better browning and optional soaked ingredients for tenderness.
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.
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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 + breadtop 32% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together8,638 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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