Name: Wolfgang's Low-carb Pizza Crust
Ingredients: ¼ ounce yeast; ½ teaspoon honey; 1 cup warm water; 2¼ cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 4 teaspoons olive oil

Why it works: Honey and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,792 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Wolfgang's Low-carb Pizza Crust

Oven500°F

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the dough

In a small bowl, dissolve the yeast and honey in ¼ cup of the warm water.
In a mixer fitted with a dough hook, combine the flour and the salt.
Add the oil, yeast mixture, and the remaining ¾ cup of water and mix on low speed.
Form dough into 2½ ounce balls.

Shape and bake

With a floured rolling pin, roll out the dough to form 8-inch rounds.
After making the dough, you can add a variety of toppings, such as chicken, eggplant, shrimp, broccoli rabe, raw veggies, plus tomato sauce and some cheese.
Cook in a hot oven, 500°F.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

638Calories

13 gProtein

15 gFat

112 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Honey	1 tbsp (21g)	64
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.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

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.

Honey + olivetop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,792 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
Flour + olivetop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together16,871 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Honey + flourtop 25% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together2,637 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Yeast: Ferments the dough, producing gas that helps it rise and gives it a light texture.
All-purpose flour: Forms the gluten network that gives the crust its structure and chew.
Olive oil: Adds fat that softens the crust and contributes tenderness and flavor.

“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.