Name: Skillet-Baked Bacon and Cream Cheese Cornbread
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 cups Corn Meal; ¼ teaspoons Baking Powder; ½ teaspoons Baking Soda; ½ cups Cream Cheese, Softened; ¼ cups Light Cream; 2 whole Large Eggs, Beaten; 4 slices Hickory Smoked Bacon (Cook Until Crisp And Cut Into Pieces); ¼ cups Maple Syrup (warmed) Optional

Why it works: Cream cheese and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,087 recipes. Both carry gamma-decalactone, which smells peach, creamy. The science ↓

Skillet-Baked Bacon and Cream Cheese Cornbread

Serves 6

Prep8 min

Cook20 min

Ingredients

2 cups Corn Meal
¼ teaspoons Baking Powder
½ teaspoons Baking Soda
½ cups Cream Cheese, Softened
¼ cups Light Cream
2 whole Large Eggs, Beaten
4 slices Hickory Smoked Bacon (Cook Until Crisp And Cut Into Pieces)
¼ cups Maple Syrup (warmed) Optional

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

855Calories

27 gProtein

26 gFat

128 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Maple Syrup	1 tbsp (20ml)	52
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43

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.

Cream cheese + creamtop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together1,087 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).
Cream + maple syruptop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together607 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
Cream cheese + eggtop 22% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,549 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Corn + cream cheesetop 22% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together172 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-heptanol (bitter, floral).
Cream cheese + maple syruptop 23% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together101 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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