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St. Louis Style Pizza

A pizza dough that is so easy to put together, with no yeast and no rise. It’s super-crisp and topped with a wonderful cheese blend. Yep, Swiss, among others go onto this awesome pizza.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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St. Louis Style Pizza

Why it works: Swiss cheese and provolone cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 18 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

St. Louis Style Pizza

Serves 20
Prep10 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

895Calories
35 gProtein
39 gFat
97 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 10 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Swiss Cheese1 oz (28g)108
Provolone Cheese1 oz (28g)100
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0
Pizzanot in our table0
Saucenot in our table0
Toppingnot in our table0

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. Swiss cheese + provolone cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together18 recipes

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

  2. Cheddar cheese + swiss cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together80 recipes

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

  3. Cheddar cheese + provolone cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together28 recipes

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

  4. Olive + cheddar cheesetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,783 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  5. Olive + provolone cheesetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together221 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

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