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Lemon Poppyseed Scones

"A different twist on scones with a lemon flavor. Good with any topping or just plain."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Why it works: Wheat and poppy seed share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and 30 recipes mention both. Both carry 1-hexanal, which smells fruit. The science ↓

The recipe

12 scones
Prep30 min
Cook12 min

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. Heat the oven to 425°F (218°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the oat flour, whole wheat pastry flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt and white sugar.

  3. Add the shortening and the 1/2 cup butter, cut into small cubes, and rub them into the flour with your fingers until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.

  4. Stir in the lemon zest and poppy seeds so they are evenly spread through the flour mixture.

  5. Pour in the buttermilk and stir with a fork just until a soft, shaggy dough forms. Do not overmix.

  6. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface, pat it into a round about 3/4 inch (2 cm) thick, and cut into 12 wedges or rounds.

  7. Arrange the scones on the prepared sheet and brush the tops with the melted butter.

  8. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, until the tops are golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

  9. Cool the scones on a wire rack for about 10 minutes before serving.

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. Wheat + poppy seedtop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together30 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-hexanal (fruit).

  2. Flour + buttermilktop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together3,667 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Butter + poppy seedtop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together257 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-hexanol (resin, flower).

  4. Wheat + buttertop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,999 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  5. Flour + buttertop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together122,858 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

Flour and butter share little aroma chemistry, yet 122,858 recipes mention both: they likely work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

Flavor stand-ins for the poppy seed

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, wheat, sugar, butter, lemon, buttermilk):

  1. Cinnamonbetter flavor fit
  2. Nutmegabout as good a flavor fit
  3. Poppy seedthe original
  4. Gingerabout as good a flavor fit

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, wheat, sugar, butter, lemon, buttermilk. 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).