Why it works: Brie and apple work together. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and 24 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-methylbutanol, which smells fusel, malty. The science ↓
The recipe
4 servingsIngredients
Contains: 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.
Melt 1/2 teaspoon of the butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat.
Stir together the brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Toss the apple slices with about half of this mixture.
Spread the remaining butter lightly over one side of each tortilla. Place one tortilla butter-side down in the skillet.
Layer the Brie slices and the cinnamon-sugar apple slices over half of the tortilla, leaving the edges clear. Sprinkle the remaining cinnamon-sugar over the top.
Fold the empty half of the tortilla over the filling. Cook 2 to 3 minutes per side, pressing gently with a spatula, until golden and the cheese has melted.
Transfer to a cutting board, rest 1 minute, then cut into wedges. Repeat with the second tortilla, adding a little more butter to the pan if needed.
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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Brie + appletop 7% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together24 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-methylbutanol (fusel, malty).
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Apple + cinnamontop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together5,586 recipes
Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).
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Brie + cheesetop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together161 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
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Butter + cheesetop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together7,955 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
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Cheese + appletop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together292 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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