Why it works: Sugar and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 43,450 recipes. Both carry 2,3-butanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓
Stra W Berry Cream
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the gelatine
Dissolve the gelatine in ½ cup of water.
Once soft, add 1 cup of boiling water and set aside to cool.
Prepare the strawberries
Mash the strawberries with 1 cup of powdered sugar and let stand for 1 hour.
Strain the berries and add to the gelatine mixture.
Set the cream
Place the mixture in a bowl over ice water and beat until it thickens.
Gently stir in 1 pint of whipped cream.
Pour into a mold and refrigerate to cool.
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.
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Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together43,450 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
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What each ingredient does
- Gelatine
- Sets the liquid into a firm, sliceable structure as it cools.
- Strawberries
- Provide the main flavour, colour and fruit body of the dessert.
- Powdered sugar
- Sweetens the berries and draws out their juices while they stand.
- Whipped cream
- Adds fat and air, giving a lighter, creamier texture.
The step that matters
Beating over ice water until it thickens. The mixture must thicken to a soft, airy set before the cream is folded in. If it is not cool enough, the cream can deflate or the gelatine can set in lumps. Chilling gently over ice keeps it workable.
“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.
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