Name: Bacon-flavored Dog Biscuit Treats
Ingredients: 5 cups Whole wheat flour; 1 cup Milk; 2 Eggs; 10 tablespoon Vegetable oil or bacon fat; 1 pinch Onion or garlic powder; 1 teaspoon Salt; 1/2 cup Cold water; 1 tablespoon Vegetable oil to grease pan

Why it works: Wheat and milk are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,418 recipes. Both carry (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal, which smells cucumber, melon. The science ↓

Bacon-flavored Dog Biscuit Treats

Oven350 degrees

Time35 to 40 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Grease cookie sheets.

Make and shape the dough

Mix all ingredients well.
Pinch off pieces of the dough and roll them into two-inch balls.

Bake and store

Bake biscuits at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes.
Let them cool, then store in an airtight container.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

892Calories

32 gProtein

31 gFat

119 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
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.

Wheat + milktop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,418 recipes

Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).
Wheat + flourtop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,373 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Wheat + oniontop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together858 recipes

Shared aroma: hexanal (green, grassy).
Flour + milktop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together78,219 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Flour + eggtop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together106,462 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

What each ingredient does

Whole wheat flour: Forms the main structure of the dough as it bakes.
Eggs: Bind the dough and help set the biscuits as they bake.
Milk: Adds moisture and softness to the dough.
Vegetable oil or bacon fat: Adds fat for tenderness and the savory bacon flavor.