Why it works: Milk and cocoa work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 643 recipes. Both carry methyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓
Baker's Cocoa
Ingredients
Directions
In a pot, combine 1 pint of milk and 1 pint of cold water.
Add 3 tablespoons of cocoa and bring to a boil.
Boil for 15 to 20 minutes.
Sweeten to taste.
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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Milk + cocoatop 10% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together643 recipes
Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
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What each ingredient does
- Milk
- Provides the creamy body and richness of the cocoa drink.
- Cocoa
- Supplies the chocolate flavour and dark colour of the drink.
The step that matters
Boiling for 15 to 20 minutes. Milk can scorch and boil over once it reaches a boil. Milk proteins and sugars stick to the pot and burn when heat is too high, which spoils the flavour.
“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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