Why it works: Egg and molasses are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 34% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,879 recipes. The science ↓
Egg Butter
Ingredients
Directions
In a bowl, beat the eggs until well combined.
Add the molasses to the eggs and mix well.
Pour the mixture into a saucepan and boil over medium heat until it thickens.
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 + molassestop 34% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together6,879 recipes
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What each ingredient does
- Eggs
- Set and thicken the mixture as they cook, giving the butter its body.
- Molasses
- Provides sweetness and deep flavor, and its sugars help the mixture thicken as it cooks.
The step that matters
Boiling until it thickens. Eggs thicken as their proteins coagulate with heat, but too much heat can curdle them. Keep the heat at a steady medium and stir so the mixture thickens smoothly without scrambling.
“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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