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3-Ingredient Brie & Cranberry Phyllo Turnovers Recipe

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Why it works: Cheese and cranberry share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and 39 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

The recipe

18 turnovers
Prep25 min
Cook12 min

Ingredients

Contains: milk (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.

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Lightly coat a baking sheet with cooking spray or line it with parchment.

  2. Keep the thawed fillo covered with a slightly damp towel so it does not dry out while you work.

  3. Unroll the fillo and cut it into squares about 4 inches (10 cm) across, cutting through the stack.

  4. Working with one fillo square at a time, lightly spray it with cooking spray, then fold it in half to make a rectangle and spray again.

  5. Place one square of Brie in the center of each fillo piece and top it with a small spoonful of cranberry sauce or chutney, dividing the total evenly among all 18 pieces.

  6. Fold the fillo over the filling into a triangle or small parcel, pressing the edges to seal, and set it seam side down on the baking sheet.

  7. Lightly spray the tops of the turnovers with cooking spray so they brown evenly.

  8. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the fillo is deep golden and crisp and the Brie is melted.

  9. Let the turnovers cool on the sheet for 5 minutes before serving, as the filling will be very hot.

By cookincanuck. 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. Cheese + cranberrytop 13% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together39 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Brie + cheesetop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together161 recipes

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

  3. Brie + cranberrytop 9% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together13 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-methylbutanol (malty, whiskey).

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