Why it works: Cream cheese and berry share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and 17 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 8Ingredients
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.
Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Unroll the refrigerated pie crust on the parchment. Cut it in half, then cut each half into four rectangles to make 8 pastries.
In a bowl, beat the softened cream cheese with the vanilla extract until smooth, then stir in the white chocolate chips.
Spoon the berry jam onto the center of half of the rectangles, leaving a small border. Top each with the cream cheese mixture, dividing it evenly.
Place the remaining rectangles over the filled ones and press the edges together with a fork to seal.
Whisk the beaten egg with the water. Brush the egg mixture over the tops and edges of the pastries.
Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, until the pastries are deep golden brown and puffed.
Let the pastries cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before serving.
Explore the science
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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Cream cheese + berrytop 8% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together17 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
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Vanilla + chocolatetop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together10,018 recipes
Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
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Vanilla + berrytop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together50 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
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Cream cheese + vanillatop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,934 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
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Cream cheese + chocolatetop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together895 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
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