Name: Golden Delicious Apple and Cheddar Turnovers with Dried Cranberries
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 medium Golden Delicious apples, peeled, halved, cored, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 2 1/2 cups); 1 1/2 cups (loosely packed) coarsely grated extra-sharp cheddar cheese; 1/4 cup pure maple syrup; 1/4 cup chopped walnuts; 1/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries; Pinch of salt; 1 17.3-ounce package frozen puff pastry (2 sheets), thawed; 1 large egg, beaten with 1 teaspoon water to blend (for glaze); Sugar

Why it works: Apple and cheddar cheese work together. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 133 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Golden Delicious Apple and Cheddar Turnovers with Dried Cranberries

Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

2 medium Golden Delicious apples, peeled, halved, cored, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 2 1/2 cups)
1 1/2 cups (loosely packed) coarsely grated extra-sharp cheddar cheese
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries
Pinch of salt
1 17.3-ounce package frozen puff pastry (2 sheets), thawed
1 large egg, beaten with 1 teaspoon water to blend (for glaze)
Sugar

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

475Calories

15 gProtein

18 gFat

68 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Apple	1 medium (182g)	95
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Maple Syrup	1 tbsp (20ml)	52
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Walnut	1 walnut half (4g)	26
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Pastry	not in our table	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.

Apple + cheddar cheesetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together133 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Apple + maple syruptop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together272 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Maple syrup + walnuttop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together309 recipes

Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
Apple + walnuttop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,051 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Maple syrup + sugartop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,252 recipes

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

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

Swap the walnut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (apple, cheddar cheese, maple syrup, egg, sugar):

Pecansfits better
Walnutthe original
Chestnutfits about as well
Beansfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against apple, cheddar cheese, maple syrup, egg, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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