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Raspberry-Rhubarb Pandowdy

This rustic dessert has a flaky, nutty, biscuitlike topping and lots of sweet, juicy fruit. Look for rhubarb, an edible plant, in the markets during spring and summer months. Be sure to trim away and discard any green parts before using.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Raspberry-Rhubarb Pandowdy

Why it works: Pecans and oats match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 289 recipes. Both carry 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine, which smells cocoa, roasted. The science ↓

Raspberry-Rhubarb Pandowdy

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

993Calories
28 gProtein
26 gFat
162 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Raspberry1 cup (123g)64
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Pecan1 half (4g)20
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Rhubarbnot 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 williamssonoma. 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. Pecans + oatstop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together289 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (cocoa, roasted).

  2. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  3. Flour + rhubarbtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together670 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Oats + rhubarbtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together92 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  5. Pecans + buttertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,416 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

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

Swap the rhubarb

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pecans, oats, flour, sugar, butter, milk):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Nutmegfits better
  3. Rhubarbthe original
  4. Gingerfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against pecans, oats, flour, sugar, butter, milk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.