Oatmeal Whoopie Pies

Name: Oatmeal Whoopie Pies
Yield: 3 dozen
Ingredients: 2 cups packed brown sugar; 3/4 cup butter; 2 eggs; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 3 tablespoons boiling water; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups quick cooking oats; 1 egg white; 2 tablespoons milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 3/4 cup shortening

"Soft oatmeal cookies sandwiched together with a creamy vanilla filling."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 15 ingredients

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Why it works: Cinnamon and vanilla match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,287 recipes. Both carry 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

Oatmeal Whoopie Pies

3 dozen

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1005Calories

33 gProtein

29 gFat

150 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Oat	1/2 cup dry (40g)	154
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12
Cinnamon	1 tsp ground (2.6g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Water	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 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.

Cinnamon + vanillatop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,287 recipes

Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).
Milk + vanillatop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together19,187 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
Oats + vanillatop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,532 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
Cinnamon + oatstop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,394 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

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

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