Acorn Squash Bread with Seeds and Nuts

Name: Acorn Squash Bread with Seeds and Nuts
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour; 3/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon cardamom (if you have it); 1/2 cup sugar; 1/4 cup maple syrup; 1/4 cup canola oil or coconut oil; 1 egg; 3/4 cup cooked acorn squash, mashed; 2 tablespoons water; 1/4 cup hazelnuts (or other nuts) chopped; 1/4 cup seeds (I used a mixture of sunflower seeds, pepitas, and chia seeds); 1 tablespoon of quinoa; 1/4 cup shredded beet or carrot

By thevintagemixer · From Open Recipes · 17 ingredients

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Acorn Squash Bread with Seeds and Nuts

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1533Calories

38 gProtein

68 gFat

196 gCarbs

Counts 15 of 23 ingredients. The other 8 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 15 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Coconut	1/2 cup shredded (40g)	283
Quinoa	1 cup cooked (185g)	222
Sunflower Seed	1 oz (28g) hulled	165
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Maple Syrup	1 tbsp (20ml)	52
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Beet	1/2 cup (85g)	35
Walnut	1 walnut half (4g)	26
Carrot	1 medium (61g)	25
Nutmeg	1 tsp ground (2.2g)	12
Cinnamon	1 tsp ground (2.6g)	6
Cardamom	1 tsp ground (2g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Wheat	not in our table	0
Pastry	not in our table	0
Pumpkin	not in our table	0
Water	not in our table	0
Hazelnut	not in our table	0
Seed	not in our table	0
Pepita	not in our table	0
Chia Seed	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By thevintagemixer. 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.

Nutmeg + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together11,917 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Cinnamon + cardamomtop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,299 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Nutmeg + cardamomtop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together249 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Wheat + cinnamontop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together537 recipes

Shared aroma: 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol (smoky, clove).
Flour + cardamomtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together643 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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