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Good Eats: House of the Rising Bun
Alton needs to sell his house. Rather than rely on his agent's canned cookie scent, he resolves to create an enticing fragrance that appeals to men and women alike. That's the spicy-sweet fragrance of Overnight Cinnamon Rolls. And is that really cinnamon in your spice rack? Chances are, it’s not – it’s probably cassia, which Alton claims is the right choice for this recipe as he explains the differences and their history with them help from Cinna Man. Hearing rumors of folks who don’t like cinnamon rolls, Alton explains how the same dough along with a little lemon and ginger can make an Overnight Citrus Ginger Ring. Finally he combines raisins and rosemary to make an Overnight Monkey Bread that really... invigorates his potential buyers...
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Episode Info
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Episode number: 10x3 Production Number: EA1003 Airdate: Wednesday June 07th, 2006 |
Recap
A realtor visits Alton’s house to evaluate it before he tries to sell it. She’s baffled by the camera she seems to see at the back of his cabinet, and dismayed because his house doesn’t smell friendly. Fortunately she has the solution: cookie in a can! She pulls a spray can from her valise and squirts a little cookie smell into the air. Alton believes he can do better. In humans scent recall is better than visual recall, perhaps because at one time scent was more important for survival. Suggesting that men are attracted to the smell of yeast because it reminds them of beer, Alton proposes leavened bread, a little bit sweet and a little bit spicy. Cinnamon buns fit that description. They smell good, and they’re definitely Good Eats!..Read the full recap
Episode Notes
Cards
- American cinnamon rolls evolved from German pastries called schnecken or “snails”.
- February 21st is National Sticky Bun Day.
- The bundt pan was named after “bund” which is German for a gathering of people.
Locations: Atlanta Botanical Gardens (Atlanta, Georgia)
Following the Be-Squared Productions logo there are two outtakes showing unsuccessful attempts to remove monkey bread from the bunt pan. In each case, all Alton manages to remove is a shower of raisins from the top of the pan.
Episode Quotes
Real Estate Agent: Not to worry, a little aromatherapy should cut through the clutter.
Alton: Aromatherapy? Are you saying my house smells?
Real Estate Agent: No... But it should! It should smell friendly, inviting, like fresh baked cookies! Fortunately, I have cookie in a can!
Alton: Aromatherapy? Are you saying my house smells?
Real Estate Agent: No... But it should! It should smell friendly, inviting, like fresh baked cookies! Fortunately, I have cookie in a can!
Alton: Cinnamon buns. Not only do they smell good, they’re... (Good Eats theme plays)
Alton: Although these breads do have certain things in common, such as yeast and water and salt, this one (he points to a baguette) is very, very lean, while this one (he points to a cinnamon roll) contains both sugar and butter. Believe it or not, sugar and butter change everything.
Alton: To tell you the truth, when it comes to baking... I’d rather have cassia! I’d rather have that big, red-hot punch in the face and that strong aroma. It’s perfect for cinnamon rolls.
Cinna Man: I hear you have the yen, again... for cinnamon!
Alton: Actually, the flavor of which you speak, for me is far too meek! I need cassia!
Cinna Man: The hard stuff! Well ain’t you tough.
Alton: Actually, the flavor of which you speak, for me is far too meek! I need cassia!
Cinna Man: The hard stuff! Well ain’t you tough.
Alton: (Explaining how the nose works.) When this little guy (a molecule of scent) hooks up with one of these little nerve endings, it creates and electrical charge that your brain interprets as an aroma. Now, what’s important (to an eater, at least) is that that is not the only way that these guys can get in. They can come up, huge flocks of them, from the back of the throat when you chew. And when they meat up with these nerves the brain marries that information to the information from your tongue, and bingo, you’ve got what we call flavor. And of course, that explains why when you have a stuffed up... nose... or a cold... (Alton dips his hand and comes up with a handful of nasty green slime.) it’s... kind of hard... to taste your... food. (Alton drops the slime with a faintly disgusted look.)
Real Estate Agent: (after Alton’s potential home buyers, overcome by his cooking aromas, embrace and kiss passionately) What did you bake?!? I said inviting, not invigorating!
Alton: I just did what you told...
Real Estate Agent: I’m going to take these home so they don’t cause any more trouble!
Alton: I just did what you told...
Real Estate Agent: I’m going to take these home so they don’t cause any more trouble!
Cultural References
The episode title is a play on "The House of the Rising Sun." This folk song has been around for most of the 20th century, but the best known version is the folk-rock take popularized by Eric Burden and the Animals. Both ballad and warning, the song describes a life ruined by poor choices.
Thing Jr. the son of The Addams Family (1964)'s Thing (played by the hand of Ted Cassidy) appears frequently on Good Eats. It puts in another appearance in this episode, helping Alton prepare his cinnamon rolls.
Analysis
Alton demonstrates three basic uses for this dough: individual rolls, a ring, and a bread made up of many small dumpling sized balls dipped in flavor. With each of these he employs different filling. In this fashion, he demonstrates how this basic dough might be employed in dozens of ways, using different fillings and constructions. A strength of Good Eats demonstrated here is that it offers information that can help the adventurous devise their own variations on the recipes it presents.
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