Why it works: Biscuit and sauce work together. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 197 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
Baked Roly-poly
Ingredients
Directions
The book says “a quick oven”. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps is the modern equivalent, not the book's own figure.
Prepare a rich biscuit dough.
Roll out the dough to about ½ inch thick.
Spread the dough thickly with jam or stewed fruit.
Roll the dough into a scroll shape.
Place the rolled dough in a long tin loaf pan with the seam side up.
Bake in a moderate oven at 350°F (175°C) for about 30 minutes.
Serve with Hard Sauce.
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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Biscuit + saucetop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together197 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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