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Phyllo Tarts with Ricotta and Raspberries

"For the best texture in these flaky tarts, use low-fat ricotta rather than skim!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Phyllo Tarts with Ricotta and Raspberries

Why it works: Orange and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,371 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Phyllo Tarts with Ricotta and Raspberries

6 tarts

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

553Calories
20 gProtein
29 gFat
51 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Raspberry1 cup (123g)64
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Phyllo Doughnot 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. Orange + vanillatop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,371 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  2. Orange + nutmegtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,746 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  3. Sugar + vanillatop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together35,032 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  4. Vanilla + nutmegtop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,781 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Ricotta cheese + nutmegtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together128 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

Sugar and vanilla barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 35,032 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 orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (phyllo dough, butter, ricotta cheese, sugar, egg, vanilla, nutmeg):

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Blueberryfits better
  3. Figfits better
  4. Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against phyllo dough, butter, ricotta cheese, sugar, egg, vanilla, nutmeg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.