Why it works: Butter and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 41,516 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓
German Fritters
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.
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
Prepare a baking tin by greasing it with butter.
Fill a piping bag with the mixture and pipe small portions onto the baking tin, each about the size of a teaspoon.
Use a hot, wet palette knife to spread the portions thinly.
Bake in the oven until set, then carefully remove with a palette knife.
Wrap the fritters around buttered cornet tins, placing one inside the other to maintain shape.
Return to the oven and bake until lightly browned, turning frequently for even coloring.
Once cool, remove the moulds and fill each fritter with whipped cream, adding a little jam and topping with more cream.
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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Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together41,516 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
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