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Quiche Tartlettes

I started making quiches years ago when I needed to figure out a good brunch dish to make that was delicious but  could also be prepared the night before and not having to stand  in front of the kitchen while the guests are arriving.  It turned out that Quiche was a perfect dish to have…

By delishhh · From Open Recipes · 17 ingredients
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Quiche Tartlettes

Why it works: Nutmeg and basil match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 400 recipes. Both carry myristicin, which smells spice, warm. The science ↓

Quiche Tartlettes

24 tartlettes
Prep30 min
Cook25 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

928Calories
33 gProtein
37 gFat
114 gCarbs

Counts 13 of 15 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0
Meatnot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By delishhh. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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. Nutmeg + basiltop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together400 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  2. Butter + mushroomtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,525 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  3. Flour + nutmegtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,623 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Butter + cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,962 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  5. Mushroom + cheesetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,015 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

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

Swap the basil

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, sugar, butter, mushroom, meat, cheese, nutmeg):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Thymefits better
  3. Cardamomfits better
  4. Basilthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, sugar, butter, mushroom, meat, cheese, nutmeg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.