Name: Apple Brown Betty
Ingredients: 250px|right; 4 cups thinly sliced pared apples or 1 can (16 oz.) pie apples, drained; 2 cups bread cubes or torn bread pieces; 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed; 1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon; 2 tbsp. margarine; 1/4 cup hot water

Why it works: Apple and cinnamon are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,598 recipes. Both carry methyl cinnamate, which smells strawberry. The science ↓

Apple Brown Betty

Oven350°F

Ingredients

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4 cups thinly sliced pared apples or 1 can (16 oz.) pie apples, drained
2 cups bread cubes or torn bread pieces
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 tbsp. margarine
1/4 cup hot water

Directions

Prepare

Grease a 1-quart baking dish.

Layer

Arrange half of the apples on the bottom of the dish.
Follow with half of the bread, then half of the sugar.
Repeat layers.
Sprinkle cinnamon over the top.
Cut the margarine into pieces and lay them on top.
Finish by pouring hot water over all.

Bake and serve

Cover and bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
Uncover and bake 10 minutes longer.
Serve warm or chilled.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

707Calories

14 gProtein

13 gFat

135 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients. The other 2 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
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Apple	1 medium (182g)	95
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Cinnamon	1 tsp ground (2.6g)	6
Pie	not in our table	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.

Apple + cinnamontop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,598 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).
Sugar + cinnamontop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together30,779 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Apple + breadtop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,790 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Bread + cinnamontop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,705 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).
Apple + sugartop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together16,478 recipes

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

Sugar and cinnamon barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 30,779 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

Apples: Provide the fruit base that softens and sweetens as it bakes.
Bread cubes: Soak up the juices and sugar, forming a tender, pudding-like layer.
Brown sugar: Adds sweetness and molasses flavor and helps the top brown.
Margarine: Adds fat that enriches the topping and helps it brown as it bakes.