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Orange Poppy Seed Scones

Adorable Orange Poppy Seed Scones are gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free and super easy to make with only 7 ingredients.

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Why it works: Orange and poppy seed work together. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and 74 recipes mention both. Both carry 1-hexanol, which smells resin, flower. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 6
Prep15 min
Cook25 min

Ingredients

Contains: egg, wheat, tree nuts (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.

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

  2. In a large bowl, whisk the almond flour, Celtic sea salt, and baking soda until evenly combined.

  3. In a small bowl, whisk the honey and egg together until smooth.

  4. Add the honey and egg mixture to the dry ingredients and stir until a soft, slightly sticky dough forms.

  5. Fold in the orange zest and poppy seeds until evenly distributed throughout the dough.

  6. Press the dough into a round about 1 inch (2.5 cm) thick on the prepared sheet, then cut partly through into wedges.

  7. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden brown on top and firm to the touch in the center.

  8. Let the scones cool on the sheet for 5 minutes, then separate the wedges and move them to a rack to cool fully.

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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Orange + poppy seedtop 7% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together74 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-hexanol (resin, flower).

  2. Almond + poppy seedtop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together91 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-methylbutanol (malty, whiskey).

  3. Almond + flourtop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together8,450 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Almond + orangetop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together3,125 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Honey + orangetop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,068 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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