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Polenta with Mascarpone, Maple Syrup and Toasted Pecans

Polenta, a specialty of northern Italy, is made from cornmeal. It is cooked with water, milk, broth or a mixture of liquids to a soft consistency. Mascarpone, another Italian specialty, is an exceptionally creamy fresh cow’s milk cheese that makes an ideal garnish. Warm maple syrup and crunchy toasted pecans top off this hearty contemporary breakfast dish.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Polenta with Mascarpone, Maple Syrup and Toasted Pecans

Why it works: Milk and cheese are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,426 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Polenta with Mascarpone, Maple Syrup and Toasted Pecans

Serves 4.

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

454Calories
17 gProtein
32 gFat
27 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Mascarpone2 tbsp (28g)120
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Pecan1 half (4g)20
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
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 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. Milk + cheesetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,426 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  2. Maple syrup + milktop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together798 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Maple syrup + cheesetop 31% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together49 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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