Name: Panini Pops!
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons butter, room temperature; 8 slices rustic white bread, sliced from a dense bakery loaf; 1/2 pound semi-firm cheese (e.g., cheddar, Colby or Swiss), shredded; 1/4 cup finely crumbled or minced mix-ins (e.g., bacon, herbs, peppers), optional; 8 lollipop sticks; 2-inch cookie cutters

Why it works: Butter and bread are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 27,232 recipes. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Panini Pops!

Prep15 min

Cook8 min

Ingredients

4 tablespoons butter, room temperature
8 slices rustic white bread, sliced from a dense bakery loaf
1/2 pound semi-firm cheese (e.g., cheddar, Colby or Swiss), shredded
1/4 cup finely crumbled or minced mix-ins (e.g., bacon, herbs, peppers), optional
8 lollipop sticks
2-inch cookie cutters

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

456Calories

20 gProtein

34 gFat

17 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
White Bread	1 slice (30g) white	79
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43
Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By paninihappy. 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.

Butter + breadtop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together27,232 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
Bread + cheesetop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,130 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
Butter + cheesetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7,962 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Bread + peppertop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together20,964 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Cheese + peppertop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7,861 recipes

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

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