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Fig Oat Bars

A sweet bar made with flour, butter, honey, oat bran, figs, and egg whites, baked into a firm loaf.

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Why it works: Honey and fig work together. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 228 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Fig Oat Bars

Oven375°F
Time10 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Stir together flour, soda, and cinnamon, then set aside.

Make the dough

  1. In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter, honey, milk, and egg whites.

  2. Add the flour mixture, stirring until combined.

  3. Mix the cereal and figs, then drop by tablespoon onto a lightly greased baking sheet.

  4. Flatten slightly with the bottom of a floured glass.

Bake

  1. Bake at 375°F for 10 minutes.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1094Calories
33 gProtein
29 gFat
176 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Fig1 medium (50g)37
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6

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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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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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. Honey + figtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together228 recipes

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

  2. Cinnamon + figtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together614 recipes

    Shared aroma: cinnamyl acetate (sweet aromatic, cinnamon).

  3. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  4. Flour + cinnamontop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,341 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Milk + figtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,026 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Flour
Provides the structure that holds the bars together as they bake.
Butter
Adds fat for tenderness and richness in the dough.
Honey
Adds sweetness and helps the bars brown and stay moist.
Egg whites
Bind the dough and help set the bars as they bake.
Baking soda
Reacts with the dough to help the bars rise and lighten.
Figs
Add chewy texture and natural sweetness to the bars.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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