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Pine Cone Cheese Spread Appetizer

Simple and super festive! This cheese spread resembles a pine cone and gets everyone into the holiday spirit.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Pine Cone Cheese Spread Appetizer

Why it works: Cream cheese and cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 473 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Pine Cone Cheese Spread Appetizer

Serves 12
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

787Calories
29 gProtein
30 gFat
99 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Jalapeno Pepper1 pepper (14g)4
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3

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.

  1. Cream cheese + cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together473 recipes

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

  2. Mustard + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,430 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Cheese + mustardtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,805 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Mustard + jalapenotop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together152 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Jalapeno + peppertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,885 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the jalapeno

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream cheese, cheese, mustard, pepper):

  1. Dillfits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Celeryfits better
  4. Jalapenothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cream cheese, cheese, mustard, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.