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Great Grandma’s Walnut Crumble

Delicious walnut crumble squares with syrup.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Great Grandma’s Walnut Crumble

Why it works: Syrup and evaporated milk share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 59 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Great Grandma’s Walnut Crumble

Serves 8
Prep30 min
Cook35 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

952Calories
27 gProtein
40 gFat
120 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Syrupnot in our table0
Waternot in our table0

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

By tastykitchen. 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. Syrup + evaporated milktop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together59 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Syrup + sugartop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,842 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Sugar + evaporated milktop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together804 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Egg + buttertop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together118,967 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Sugar + buttertop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together98,233 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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