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Bacon Onion Cheddar Biscuits

These biscuits are hearty, sticky, substantial, and packed with all the goodness of life. You can serve them with eggs in the...

By thepioneerwoman · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Bacon Onion Cheddar Biscuits

Why it works: Milk and cheddar cheese are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,964 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Bacon Onion Cheddar Biscuits

Serves 12
Prep30 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1223Calories
39 gProtein
66 gFat
118 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Salt1 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.

By thepioneerwoman. 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. Milk + cheddar cheesetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,964 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  2. Onion + cheddar cheesetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,669 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Flour + milktop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together78,219 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Flour + eggtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together106,462 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Flour + cheddar cheesetop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,592 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

Flour and milk barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 78,219 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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, milk, egg, cheddar cheese):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Potatofits better
  3. Asparagusfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, milk, egg, cheddar cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.