Why it works: Cream and carrot are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 29% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,215 recipes. Both carry gamma-decalactone, which smells peach, creamy. The science ↓
Butter
Ingredients
Directions
Churn the cream steadily for 20 minutes to 1 hour until butter forms.
If desired, add a little finely-powdered annatto for color or scrape a red carrot into water and squeeze it into the cream for a natural color.
Once butter forms, pour off the milk and place the butter in a shallow bowl filled with pure spring water.
Wash and knead the butter in the water, pouring off the water and renewing it until the butter is free from milk.
Ensure cleanliness throughout the process for the best results.
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 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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Cream + carrottop 29% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together2,215 recipes
Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).
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