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Honeycrisp Apple, Cheddar and Cranberry Turnovers

"Cheddar cheese is the perfect complement to the sweet fruit in these mouthwatering puff pastry turnovers. What a sophisticated dessert!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Honeycrisp Apple, Cheddar and Cranberry Turnovers

Why it works: Apple and cheddar cheese work together. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 133 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Honeycrisp Apple, Cheddar and Cranberry Turnovers

8 turnovers
Prep1 hr
Cook35 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1048Calories
30 gProtein
37 gFat
154 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pecans1 oz (28g / ~19 halves)196
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Apple1 medium (182g)95
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Waternot in our table0
Pastrynot 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 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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Apple + cheddar cheesetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together133 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  2. Sugar + flourtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together92,116 recipes

    Shared aroma: phenylacetaldehyde (hawthorne, honey).

  3. Egg + flourtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together106,462 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Apple + pecanstop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together391 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Cheddar cheese + flourtop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,592 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

Egg and flour barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 106,462 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 pecans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, apple, cheddar cheese, sugar, flour):

  1. Chestnutfits better
  2. Almondfits better
  3. Hazelnutfits better
  4. Pecansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, apple, cheddar cheese, sugar, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.