Name: Cheddar, Onion and Sunflower Seed Biscuits
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 2 cups All-purpose Flour; 2 teaspoons Baking Powder; ¾ teaspoons Salt; ¼ sticks (cold And Cut Into Small Pieces) Sweet Cream Butter; 1 cup Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese; 2 stalks Finely Diced Green Onion (scallions); 1-¼ cup Whole Milk; 3 Tablespoons Sunflower Seed Kernels

Why it works: Butter and milk are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 81,283 recipes. Both carry (z)-4-heptenal, which smells biscuit, cream. The science ↓

Cheddar, Onion and Sunflower Seed Biscuits

Serves 12

Prep8 min

Cook30 min

Ingredients

2 cups All-purpose Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
¾ teaspoons Salt
¼ sticks (cold And Cut Into Small Pieces) Sweet Cream Butter
1 cup Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
2 stalks Finely Diced Green Onion (scallions)
1-¼ cup Whole Milk
3 Tablespoons Sunflower Seed Kernels

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1123Calories

36 gProtein

50 gFat

134 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Sunflower Seed	1 oz (28g) hulled	165
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Green Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. 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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Butter + cheddar cheesetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,436 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Onion + sunflowertop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together989 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Cheddar cheese + milktop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,964 recipes

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

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, cream, butter, cheddar cheese, milk, sunflower):

Potatofits better
Chivefits better
Asparagusfits about as well
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, cream, butter, cheddar cheese, milk, sunflower. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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