Why it works: Peach and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,308 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓
To Bake Peaches
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no oven temperature. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point.
Peel and halve the peaches.
Place them in a baking dish with sugar and water.
Bake in a 350°F (175°C) oven for 30 minutes, or until clear and tender.
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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Peach + sugartop 17% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together2,308 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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What each ingredient does
- Peaches
- Provide the fruit that softens and turns tender as it bakes.
- Sugar
- Adds sweetness and helps the peaches caramelize slightly in the oven.
- Water
- Creates a moist syrup in the dish so the peaches steam and do not dry out.
The step that matters
Baking until clear and tender. Peaches can stay firm or become mushy depending on time, so checking for a clear, tender texture at 30 minutes helps avoid under- or overbaking.
“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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