Name: Soft and Supple Whole-Grain Bread
Yield: 2 loaves
Ingredients: 2 ¾ cups hot tap water; 1/3 cup olive oil; 1/3 cup honey or maple syrup; 2 Tb. molasses; 1 ½ Tb. kosher or sea salt; 6-7 cups of 100% whole-grain wheat flour (or half spelt flour); 2 packages of dry active yeast; 1/3 cup wheat germ (or whole oats)

Why it works: Olive and wheat match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,100 recipes. Both carry 2-undecenal, which smells sweet. The science ↓

Soft and Supple Whole-Grain Bread

2 loaves

Ingredients

2 ¾ cups hot tap water
1/3 cup olive oil
1/3 cup honey or maple syrup
2 Tb. molasses
1 ½ Tb. kosher or sea salt
6-7 cups of 100% whole-grain wheat flour (or half spelt flour)
2 packages of dry active yeast
1/3 cup wheat germ (or whole oats)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

902Calories

18 gProtein

17 gFat

168 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 10 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Oat	1/2 cup dry (40g)	154
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Honey	1 tbsp (21g)	64
Molasses	1 tbsp (20g)	58
Maple Syrup	1 tbsp (20ml)	52
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Water	not in our table	0
Wheat	not in our table	0
Spelt	not in our table	0

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

By aspicyperspective. 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.

Olive + wheattop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,100 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
Honey + wheattop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together346 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).
Olive + honeytop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,792 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
Molasses + wheattop 24% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together702 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Honey + molassestop 25% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together224 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

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