Why it works: Flour and sesame are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,057 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓
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Ingredients
Directions
Soak 50g yeast in sugary water for 30 minutes and then mix in with half of the flour. Add some water when it takes on a dough-like appearence. Continue to knead it then cover it and let it rise for 2 hours.
When it has risen, mix it with the remainder of the flour and yeast along with the melted butter, sugar, orange blossom water and salt. Knead it again until it becomes softer and then add the sesame seeds. Knead it again.
Make portions of dough into stick-like shapes and then cover the dough again for 2 hours to rise. This time, after it has risen, let air into the dough using a fork on each piece and then cook it for 30 minutes in a medium-heated oven. Remove when they go a golden brown color.
You can either serve them as they are or cut them up further.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Sesame | 1 tbsp (14g) | 120 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | 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.
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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.
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Flour + sesametop 12% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,057 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Flour + sugartop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together92,116 recipes
Shared aroma: phenylacetaldehyde (hawthorne, honey).
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Sesame + orangetop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together210 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
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Sugar + orangetop 20% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together19,212 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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Flour + orangetop 21% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together6,821 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Sugar and orange barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 19,212 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
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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, sugar, sesame):
- Raisinfits better
- Vanillafits better
- Avocadofits better
- Orangethe original
Fit is the average pairing score against flour, sugar, sesame. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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