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Lavender and Sunflower Seed Brittle

This healthier version of peanut brittle combines lavender from the garden with toasted, lightly salted sunflower seeds.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Why it works: Sauce and sugar match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,147 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Lavender and Sunflower Seed Brittle

Makes 16-20
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

325Calories
6 gProtein
26 gFat
20 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sunflower Seed1 oz (28g) hulled165
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Lavendernot in our table0
Flowernot 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 bbcfood. 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. Sauce + sugartop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,147 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Sauce + buttertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together15,338 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Butter + sugartop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together98,233 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Sunflower + buttertop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together502 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Sunflower + saucetop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together128 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

Sauce and butter barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 15,338 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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