Name: Rustic Beer Bread
Ingredients: 250 ml real ale (not lager), at room temperature (approx 21 °C ); 3 tbsp (45 ml) sunflower oil; 2 tbsp (30 ml) malt extract; 1 tsp (5 ml) table salt; 150 g very strong (high-protein) white flour; 150 g country grain wholemeal flour; 70 g soft grain white flour; 70 g strong wholemeal flour; 2 tsp (5 ml) easy bake yeast

Why it works: Sunflower and flour work together. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 803 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Rustic Beer Bread

Ingredients

250 ml real ale (not lager), at room temperature (approx 21 °C )
3 tbsp (45 ml) sunflower oil
2 tbsp (30 ml) malt extract
1 tsp (5 ml) table salt
150 g very strong (high-protein) white flour
150 g country grain wholemeal flour
70 g soft grain white flour
70 g strong wholemeal flour
2 tsp (5 ml) easy bake yeast

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

455Calories

13 gProtein

1 gFat

95 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 4 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Sunflower Oil	not in our table	0
Malt	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 Wikibooks Cookbook.

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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.

Sunflower + flourtop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together803 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Malt + flourtop 24% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together260 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Sunflower + malttop 26% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together12 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

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