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The Ultimate Apple Cinnamon Grilled Cheese Sandwich

"The cinnamon buns make this amazing! "

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Why it works: Cinnamon and cheese work together. They rank in the top 20% of all ingredient pairs, and 261 recipes mention both. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

The recipe

2 sandwiches
Prep15 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Contains: egg, milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Also mentioned in the method: bread

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Whisk the 2 eggs and 1/4 cup milk in a shallow dish until smooth.

  2. Split each cinnamon bun horizontally to make 4 bread halves. Shred the 4 slices of deli ham and divide them in half.

  3. Peel, core, and thinly slice the apple, then divide the slices in half. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium heat and cook one half of the apple slices for 2 to 3 minutes until softened. Set aside.

  4. Build 2 sandwiches on the bottom bun halves: layer 2 slices aged Cheddar, 2 slices Brie, half the shredded ham, and half the raw apple slices. Top with the other bun halves.

  5. Dip each assembled sandwich briefly in the egg and milk mixture, coating both outer sides.

  6. Melt the remaining 1 tablespoon butter in the skillet over medium-low heat. Cook the sandwiches 3 to 4 minutes per side until golden, the cheese is melted, and the egg is set.

  7. Check that the egg coating reaches 160°F (71°C) in the middle of the sandwich and the ham is heated through. Add the cooked apple slices to the sandwiches before serving.

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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Cinnamon + cheesetop 20% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together261 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Cheddar cheese + cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together984 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Cinnamon + appletop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together5,586 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  4. Brie + cheesetop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together161 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  5. Cheddar cheese + buttertop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together2,434 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

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