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Blackberry Cardamom Crostata

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Why it works: Wheat and cardamom share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and 58 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-octenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

The recipe

4-6
Prep20 min
Cook60 min

Ingredients

Contains: milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

  • Dough
  • Filling
  • Topping

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Whisk the ¾ cup whole wheat pastry flour and ¼ teaspoon salt together. Cut in the cold butter with your fingertips or a pastry cutter until it resembles coarse crumbs.

  2. Add the 2-3 tablespoons water a little at a time, mixing just until the dough holds together. Shape into a disk, wrap, and chill for 30 minutes.

  3. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment.

  4. Gently toss the blackberries with the 3 tablespoons maple syrup, 2 tablespoons whole wheat pastry flour, and 1 teaspoon cardamom until evenly coated.

  5. Roll the chilled dough into a 12-inch round on a floured surface and transfer it to the prepared sheet. Pile the blackberry filling in the center, leaving a 2-inch border.

  6. Fold the border of dough up over the edges of the filling, pleating as you go. Leave the center of the fruit exposed.

  7. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until the crust is deep golden and the blackberry juices are bubbling thickly. Cool on the sheet for 15 minutes.

  8. Serve warm with Greek yogurt or ice cream, drizzled with maple syrup.

By naturallyella. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Wheat + cardamomtop 7% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together58 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-octenal (fatty, green).

  2. Cardamom + yogurttop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together169 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-octenal (fatty, green).

  3. Flour + cardamomtop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together627 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Butter + yogurttop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together4,321 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  5. Wheat + buttertop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,999 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

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