Why it works: Milk and egg are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 18% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 88,785 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Yorkshire Pudding
Ingredients
Directions
The book says “a hot oven”. The 400°F (200°C) in the steps is the modern equivalent, not the book's own figure.
Prepare
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
In a bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, salt, and baking powder until well combined.
Pour the mixture into a greased baking dish.
Bake and serve
Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.
Serve immediately.
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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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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Milk + eggtop 18% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together88,785 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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What each ingredient does
- Eggs
- Provide structure, and their proteins set as the batter bakes, helping it rise and hold its shape.
- Milk
- Adds moisture and liquid that turns to steam in the hot oven, helping the batter puff.
- Baking powder
- Releases gas during baking, adding lift so the batter rises above the dish.
The step that matters
Preheat the oven and dish until very hot before pouring in the batter. The batter needs a blast of high heat to steam and puff quickly. If the oven or dish is not hot enough, the batter spreads and rises poorly, and the pudding comes out flat and dense.
“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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