Why it works: Orange and pistachio work together. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 328 recipes. Both carry pinene, which smells pine, turpentine. The science ↓
Tea Cakes, Etc
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.
Roll out the dough into rounds or ovals.
Place the shapes on a greased baking tin.
Spread a thin layer of icing mixed with a little orange-flower water on each piece.
Sprinkle with chopped pistachio nuts or almonds.
Bake in a moderate oven at 350°F (175°C) for about 20 minutes.
Brush with liquid icing as they come out of the oven; it will set as the biscuits 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.
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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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Orange + pistachiotop 11% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together328 recipes
Shared aroma: pinene (pine, turpentine).
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