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 ↓
Dutch Custard, or Baked Raspberry Pudding
Ingredients
Directions
The book says “a moderate oven”. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps is the modern equivalent, not the book's own figure.
Prepare
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
Line a tart dish with puff pastry.
Mix the raspberries with 3 ounces of sugar and place them in the tart dish.
Make the custard
In a bowl, whisk the eggs with the remaining 3 ounces of sugar until well combined.
Pour the egg mixture over the raspberries.
Bake
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until set.
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.
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.
-
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
- Fresh raspberries
- Provide the fruit flavour and tartness that contrasts with the sweet custard.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the custard and softens the tartness of the raspberries.
- Eggs
- Set when baked, giving the custard its structure and creamy body.
The step that matters
Bake until set. Egg proteins coagulate as they heat, so the custard firms only when fully baked. Underbaking leaves it runny, while overbaking can make it curdle and weep.
“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.
You might also like
White Cake431 recipes
Pound Cake373 recipes
Orange Bundt Cake349 recipes
Spice Cake344 recipesThe free Flavor Lab newsletter: one surprising pairing a week and the molecular reason it works, in 60 seconds. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
Prefer an account? Create a free account to save pairings and unlock the full chemistry.