Why it works: Wheat and soy milk share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and 25 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, which smells popcorn, roasted. The science ↓
The recipe
4 to 6 servingIngredients
Contains: egg, wheat, tree nuts, soy (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Whisk the whole wheat pastry flour, wheat germ, soy flour, white sugar, baking powder and salt together in a large bowl.
In a second bowl, beat the eggs, then whisk in the canola oil, almond extract and soy milk until smooth.
Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and stir just until combined; a few small lumps are fine. Let the batter rest for 5 minutes.
Heat a griddle or large nonstick skillet over medium heat and lightly grease it with a little of the canola oil.
Pour a ladleful of batter per pancake onto the hot surface and cook until bubbles form on top and the edges look set, about 2 to 3 minutes.
Flip each pancake and cook 1 to 2 minutes more until golden and cooked through, with the egg set in the center. Keep finished pancakes warm and add a little oil as needed between batches.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Wheat + soy milktop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together25 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).
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Flour + almondtop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together8,450 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Wheat + almondtop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together264 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-methylbutanol (malty, whiskey).
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Flour + soy milktop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together185 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Wheat + canola oiltop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together113 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the almond
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (wheat, flour, sugar, egg, canola oil, soy milk):
- Almondthe original
- Walnutabout as good a flavor fit
- Flaxseedabout as good a flavor fit
- Peanutabout as good a flavor fit
Fit is the average pairing score against wheat, flour, sugar, egg, canola oil, soy milk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).
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