Why it works: Sugar and egg are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 122,807 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Golden Pudding
Ingredients
Directions
Make the mixture
In a basin, mix the breadcrumbs with the suet, marmalade, and sugar.
Stir the ingredients well together.
Beat the eggs until frothy and moisten the mixture with them.
Mix everything thoroughly and transfer to a buttered mold or basin.
Boil and serve
Tie down with a floured cloth and boil for 2 hours.
Once done, turn out the pudding, sprinkle with fine-sifted sugar, and serve.
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 + eggtop 21% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together122,807 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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What each ingredient does
- Eggs
- Bind the mixture and add moisture and structure as they set during boiling.
- Breadcrumbs
- Provide the bulk and body that hold the pudding together.
- Suet
- Adds fat that keeps the pudding moist and rich as it cooks.
- Marmalade
- Adds sweetness, citrus acidity and flavour to the pudding.
- Sugar
- Adds sweetness and helps flavour the pudding.
The step that matters
Tie down with a floured cloth and boil for 2 hours. The cloth must be sealed tightly so water cannot enter and the pudding stays moist. The water should boil steadily throughout, since uneven or weak boiling can make the pudding heavy or soggy.
“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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