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Parmesan Herb Bread

"This bread is excellent when sliced, topped with shredded Mozzarella cheese and a layer of sliced pepperoni, and baked in the oven until the cheese melts."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Parmesan Herb Bread

Why it works: Oregano and flour are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,173 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Parmesan Herb Bread

1 round 2 quart casserole
Prep15 min
Cook55 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

721Calories
23 gProtein
20 gFat
110 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot 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. Oregano + flourtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,173 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

    Shared aroma: phenylacetaldehyde (hawthorne, honey).

  3. Oregano + parmesan cheesetop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together783 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

  4. Parmesan cheese + flourtop 29% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,944 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Oregano + sugartop 32% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together684 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).

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

Swap the oregano

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

  1. Jalapenofits better
  2. Cinnamonfits better
  3. Nutmegfits better
  4. Oreganothe original

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