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Cherry Turnovers

The turnovers may also be filled with other seasonal fruits. In summer, use 2 peaches, peeled, pitted and cut into slices 1/2 inch thick. In winter, peel and core 2 pears such as Anjou or Bosc and cut into slices 1/2 inch thick.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Why it works: Brandy and milk are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and 3,737 recipes mention both. Both carry gamma-nonanolactone, which smells coconut, sweet. The science ↓

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Contains: egg, milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

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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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Brandy + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together3,737 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

  2. Flour + milktop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together76,993 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Brandy + eggtop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together7,330 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetoin (butter, cream).

  4. Flour + eggtop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together104,138 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Egg + milktop 9% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together88,465 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

Flour and milk share little aroma chemistry, yet 76,993 recipes mention both: they likely work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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