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Fresh Rosemary Bread

"This a wonderful herbed, cheese bread to serve with soup."

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Why it works: Rosemary and mozzarella cheese work together. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and 82 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-heptanol, which smells bitter, floral. The science ↓

The recipe

1 - 1.5 pound loaf
Prep5 min
Cook3 hr

Ingredients

Contains: milk, wheat (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.

  1. Stir the warm water (110°F/45°C), honey and yeast together in a large bowl and let stand 5 minutes until foamy.

  2. In a separate bowl, whisk the whole wheat flour, bread flour, oat bran, vital wheat gluten, salt, garlic salt and black pepper.

  3. Add the dry mixture and olive oil to the yeast mixture and stir until a shaggy dough forms.

  4. Knead the dough on a floured surface for 8 to 10 minutes until smooth and elastic.

  5. Knead in the rosemary, mozzarella and Parmesan until evenly distributed throughout the dough.

  6. Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover and let rise in a warm spot for about 60 minutes until doubled.

  7. Punch the dough down, shape into a loaf and place in a lightly oiled 9x5-inch loaf pan. Cover and let rise 30 to 40 minutes.

  8. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Bake the loaf 35 to 40 minutes until deep golden and it sounds hollow when tapped, reaching 190°F (88°C) inside. Cool on a rack before slicing.

By allrecipes. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Rosemary + mozzarella cheesetop 11% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together82 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptanol (bitter, floral).

  2. Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,092 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  3. Olive + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together2,489 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Olive + mozzarella cheesetop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,723 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  5. Wheat + olivetop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together937 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

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