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Wheat Germ Scones with Dried Fruit and Nuts

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Wheat Germ Scones with Dried Fruit and Nuts

Why it works: Cardamom and ginger match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,114 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Wheat Germ Scones with Dried Fruit and Nuts

Makes 8 scones

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

869Calories
23 gProtein
22 gFat
144 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Cardamom1 tsp ground (2g)6
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Wheatnot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By epicurious. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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.

  1. Cardamom + gingertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,114 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Vanilla + cardamomtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together237 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Flour + cardamomtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together643 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Buttermilk + flourtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,721 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Vanilla + sugartop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together35,032 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

Vanilla and sugar barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 35,032 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the ginger

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (buttermilk, vanilla, flour, honey, wheat, sugar, cardamom):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Nutmegfits about as well
  3. Gingerthe original
  4. Turmericfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against buttermilk, vanilla, flour, honey, wheat, sugar, cardamom. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.