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Quinoa Cornmeal Lemon Honey Pancakes

If you’ve never played with quinoa flour it’s wonderful. Slightly woodsy and herby, it’s the arty reserved kid sister of amaranth flour, sitting in the back of the room, wearing all black looking nerdy chic in her big chunky glasses. It pairs wonderfully with honey, which brings out some of the floral notes, and lemon, which tames some of the hints of grass that people always complain about with quinoa. The cornmeal gives the pancakes a little bit of crunch and texture. I’ve written this recipe as a normal recipe for you to follow. After the recipe I explain the background behind the ratio and what it means and how to substitute if you wish.

By eatthelove · From Open Recipes · 17 ingredients
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Quinoa Cornmeal Lemon Honey Pancakes

Why it works: Quinoa and flour match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 108 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Quinoa Cornmeal Lemon Honey Pancakes

10 pancakes
Prep15 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1542Calories
49 gProtein
34 gFat
263 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Quinoa1 cup cooked (185g)222
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
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 eatthelove. 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. Quinoa + flourtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together108 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  2. Corn + potatotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together938 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).

  3. Quinoa + lemontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together194 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Quinoa + corntop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together72 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptenal (green).

  5. Flour + buttermilktop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,721 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (quinoa, flour, corn, potato, buttermilk, egg, butter):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Coconutfits about as well
  3. Lemonthe original
  4. Limefits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against quinoa, flour, corn, potato, buttermilk, egg, butter. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.