Why it works: Quinoa and chia share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and 11 recipes mention both. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 15Ingredients
Contains: egg, milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Heat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Line 15 muffin cups with paper liners.
In a large bowl, whisk the whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, brown sugar, baking powder and salt until evenly combined.
Stir in the chia seeds so they are spread through the dry mixture.
In a separate bowl, whisk the fat free milk, egg, plain Greek yogurt and vanilla extract until smooth.
Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and stir gently. Fold in the cooked quinoa until just combined, without overmixing.
Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each about three-quarters full.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the tops are golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Let the muffins cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Explore the science
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.
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Quinoa + chiatop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together11 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Wheat + milktop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,416 recipes
Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).
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Quinoa + flourtop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together99 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Flour + chiatop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together47 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Quinoa + wheattop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together20 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-octenal (fatty, green).
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