Why it works: Almond and brandy are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,969 recipes. Both carry 2-heptanol, which smells bitter, floral. The science ↓
Almond Cheese Curd
Ingredients
Directions
Pound 6 bitter and 12 sweet almonds finely in a mortar.
Cut 6 more sweet almonds into different sized pieces.
Prepare as you would for Curd for Cheesecakes, but replace lemon peel, nutmeg, and currants with the pounded almonds.
If desired, add ½ cup of brandy.
Use sliced almonds for decoration.
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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Almond + brandytop 17% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together1,969 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-heptanol (bitter, floral).
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