Why it works: Flour and cinnamon are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,341 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓
Cinnamon Chips and Fruit Salsa
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Coat one side of each flour tortilla with butter flavored cooking spray.
Cut tortillas into wedges and arrange in a single layer on a large baking sheet.
Sprinkle wedges with desired amount of cinnamon/sugar.
Spray again with cooking spray.
Bake and serve
Bake in the preheated oven 8 to 10 minutes.
Repeat with remaining tortilla wedges.
Allow to cool approximately 15 minutes.
Serve with chilled fruit salsa.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Tortilla | 1 medium flour (45g) | 140 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Fruit | 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.
Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.
Explore the science
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 + cinnamontop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together17,341 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Cinnamon + sugartop 10% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together30,779 recipes
Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
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Flour + buttertop 12% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together124,287 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Flour + sugartop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together92,116 recipes
Shared aroma: phenylacetaldehyde (hawthorne, honey).
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Butter + cinnamontop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together17,784 recipes
Shared aroma: anethole (sweet, anise).
Cinnamon and sugar 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
- Flour tortillas
- Provide the base that bakes into crisp, sturdy chips.
- Cinnamon / sugar
- Adds sweetness and caramelizes lightly on the chips while baking.
- Butter flavored cooking spray
- Adds fat that helps the chips brown and crisp and carries the coating.
The step that matters
Bake in the preheated oven 8 to 10 minutes. Thin tortilla wedges can go from crisp to burnt quickly, and the sugar darkens fast. Checking near the early end of the time helps keep them golden rather than bitter.
“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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