Why it works: Egg and sugar 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 ↓
Pastry Sandwiches
Ingredients
Directions
The book says “a rather quick oven”. The 400°F (200°C) in the steps is the modern equivalent, not the book's own figure.
Roll out the puff paste thin.
Place half of it on a baking sheet.
Spread your choice of jam evenly over the paste.
Cover with another thin layer of puff paste.
Press the edges together all around.
Mark the surface with a knife to indicate where to cut after baking.
Bake at 400°F (200°C) for 20 to 30 minutes.
Before done, brush with egg white and sprinkle with sifted sugar.
Return to the oven to color.
Once cooled, cut into strips and serve in a pyramid shape.
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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Egg + sugartop 21% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together122,807 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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