Why it works: Raspberry and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,101 recipes. Both carry 2,3-butanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓
Jam Sandwiches
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no oven temperature. The 400°F in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point.
Roll out the putty paste to ¼ inch thick and fold it like a sheet of paper.
Roll out another piece to ⅛ inch thick and 12 inches wide.
Roll this piece into a cylinder 2 inches in diameter, wet the edge to seal, and flatten to ¾ inch thick.
Cut into slices ¼ inch thick and place them cut side down on a baking pan, leaving space to spread.
Bake until golden, then dust with powdered sugar and return to a hot oven (400°F) to melt the sugar for a glaze.
Alternatively, use a salamander to glaze them quickly.
Spread raspberry jam or jelly on one slice and stick another on top.
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 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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Raspberry + sugartop 21% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together3,101 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
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