Why it works: Cinnamon and almond match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,514 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓
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Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the dough
Combine the flour, cinnamon, and baking powder.
Combine the egg, sugar, and lemon zest. Whip until very foamy.
Stir the flour mixture and almonds into the egg mixture to get a dough.
Shape and bake
Shape the dough into two flattened logs of about 6 x 3 cm on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush the dough with the beaten egg.
Bake in the oven at moderate heat (180°C) for 25 minutes.
Slice and finish
While still hot, cut the baked dough into thin slices less than 1 cm thick.
Arrange slices on baking sheets without letting them touch. Bake them for 5 minutes more in the oven to brown their surfaces.
Allow to cool before eating.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
| Cinnamon | 1 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.
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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Cinnamon + almondtop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together3,514 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
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Flour + almondtop 5% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together8,673 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Cinnamon + lemontop 7% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together7,950 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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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).
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
- Eggs
- Bind the dough and, when brushed on top, help the surface brown and shine.
- Flour
- Provides the structure that holds the dough together through baking and slicing.
- Granulated sugar
- Adds sweetness and helps the egg mixture whip to a foam and brown in the oven.
- Whole raw almonds
- Add crunch and nutty flavor, and give the dough body as they bake.
- Baking powder
- Releases gas in the dough to give it a light, open rise.
The step that matters
Slicing while still hot. Baked dough is soft and firm enough to cut cleanly only while warm. Once it cools and hardens, slices crumble or tear, so cutting must happen right after the first bake.
Swap the lemon
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, cinnamon, egg, sugar, almond):
- Raisinfits better
- Vanillafits better
- Figfits better
- Lemonthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against flour, cinnamon, egg, sugar, almond. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
“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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