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Thanksgiving Leftovers Cupcakes

"Try this for delicious recycling! Sick of the same old post-thanksgiving casseroles? Spice it up a notch with these delicious turkey cupcakes and gravy glaze! If you don't have enough gravy, use turkey stock or canned gravy from your local supermarket. Feel free to garnish with a bit of stuffing and a sprig of parsley."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Thanksgiving Leftovers Cupcakes

Why it works: Sugar and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 35,032 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Thanksgiving Leftovers Cupcakes

0 dozen muffins
Prep25 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

902Calories
44 gProtein
30 gFat
108 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Salt1 tsp (6g)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.

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

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

  2. Flour + buttertop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together124,287 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Flour + vanillatop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,241 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Turkey + buttertop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,592 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  5. Butter + vanillatop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together20,050 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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 vanilla

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (turkey, flour, sugar, butter, canola oil):

  1. Vanillathe original
  2. Coconutfits about as well
  3. Lemonfits less well
  4. Figfits less well

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