Name: Molasses Muffins with Flax and Dates
Yield: Makes 12 muffins
Ingredients: 1 egg (or substitute) or 2 egg whites; 1/3 cup (115 g) molasses; 1 cup (240 ml) buttermilk (or 1 cup milk mixed with 1 teaspoon vinegar); 3/4 cup (120 g) ground flaxseed meal; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup (175 g) chopped dates; 1 1/2 cups (210 g) flour, preferably half whole wheat and half white; 1 teaspoon baking soda; Optional: 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon grated orange rind; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Why it works: Flaxseed and cinnamon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 128 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Molasses Muffins with Flax and Dates

Makes 12 muffins

Ingredients

1 egg (or substitute) or 2 egg whites
1/3 cup (115 g) molasses
1 cup (240 ml) buttermilk (or 1 cup milk mixed with 1 teaspoon vinegar)
3/4 cup (120 g) ground flaxseed meal
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (175 g) chopped dates
1 1/2 cups (210 g) flour, preferably half whole wheat and half white
1 teaspoon baking soda
Optional: 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon grated orange rind; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

889Calories

29 gProtein

15 gFat

158 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Dates	1 date (24g) medjool	66
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Molasses	1 tbsp (20g)	58
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12
Cinnamon	1 tsp ground (2.6g)	6
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Flaxseed	not in our table	0
Wheat	not in our table	0

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.

Flaxseed + cinnamontop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together128 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Flaxseed + wheattop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together68 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).
Wheat + cinnamontop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together537 recipes

Shared aroma: 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol (smoky, clove).
Dates + cinnamontop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together283 recipes

Shared aroma: anethole (sweet, anise).
Buttermilk + flourtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,721 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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