Why it works: Raspberry and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and 129 recipes mention both. Both carry sabinene, which smells woody, terpenic. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 24Ingredients
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 a muffin pan with paper liners or grease the cups well.
Whisk the flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt together in a bowl.
Beat the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the whole eggs and egg yolks one at a time, then stir in the lime zest.
Fold the dry ingredients into the butter mixture just until no dry streaks remain. Do not overmix.
Spoon the batter into the muffin cups, filling each about two-thirds full. Add a spoonful of raspberry preserves to each cup and swirl lightly. Top with extra preserves if desired.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. The center should reach 160°F (71°C) so the eggs are fully set.
Cool the muffins in the pan for 5 minutes, then move them to a wire rack to cool completely.
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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.
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Raspberry + limetop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together129 recipes
Shared aroma: sabinene (woody, terpenic).
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Flour + buttertop 6% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together122,858 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Butter + raspberrytop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,281 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
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Butter + eggtop 8% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together118,511 recipes
Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
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Flour + eggtop 8% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together104,138 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Flour and butter share little aroma chemistry, yet 122,858 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
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