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MeeMaws Apple Butter

"This is a twist on an old hand-me-down recipe my mother came up with; it's a family favorite! It doesn't last around momma's house! I was so happy when she gave me a copy of it to take with me when I moved across the country, and I feel like its too good and too easy not to share! Tastes great on toast, biscuits, and (my favorite) waffles!"

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MeeMaws Apple Butter

Why it works: Sugar and cinnamon are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 30,779 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

MeeMaws Apple Butter

1 gallon
Prep5 min
Cook1 hr 30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

58Calories
0 gProtein
0 gFat
15 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3

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

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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. Sugar + cinnamontop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together30,779 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  2. Sugar + apple cider vinegartop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together455 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  3. Apple cider vinegar + cinnamontop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together84 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol (smoky, clove).

Sugar and cinnamon barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 30,779 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 cinnamon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, apple cider vinegar):

  1. Cinnamonthe original
  2. Gingerfits about as well
  3. Garlicfits less well
  4. Jalapenofits less well

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