Why it works: Flour and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 19% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 16,871 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓
Cesnica
Ingredients
Directions
Sift 1 kg of flour in a dish. Add 20 gr of yeast, one cup of oil, a bit of salt and knead it
with warm water until the dough starts to separate from your hands. Dough should not be too soft,
or too hard. Spread oil on baking pan and place the dough on it and leave it 10 minutes in a warm place.
Perforate the dough with a fork to avoid having empty spaces under the crust. Christmas bread is
usually decorated with bits of dough shaped like birds or braids.
Put the baking pan in the oven heated well. When the crust is baked, cover it with a sheet of paper
that will permit the bread to bake well. Serve it warm.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 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 + olivetop 19% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together16,871 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
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