The Boy with the Bread: Hearty Raisin Nut Bread

Name: The Boy with the Bread: Hearty Raisin Nut Bread
Yield: 2 large loaves
Ingredients: 1 (.25-ounce) package or 5 teaspoons active dry yeast; 1/2 cup warm water (110°F); 1 1/2 cups warm milk (110°F); 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted; 1/3 cup honey; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoons white sugar; 2 eggs; 3 cups whole wheat flour; 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups raisins; 1 cup chopped walnuts; 1 egg white; 2 tablespoons cold water

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 15 ingredients

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Why it works: Cinnamon and wheat match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 537 recipes. Both carry 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol, which smells smoky, clove. The science ↓

The Boy with the Bread: Hearty Raisin Nut Bread

2 large loaves

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

991Calories

29 gProtein

29 gFat

156 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Honey	1 tbsp (21g)	64
Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Walnut	1 walnut half (4g)	26
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 epicurious. 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 + wheattop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together537 recipes

Shared aroma: 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol (smoky, clove).
Milk + wheattop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,418 recipes

Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).
Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Cinnamon + flourtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,341 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Milk + cinnamontop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together12,655 recipes

Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

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