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Lemon Poppy Seed Pancakes

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Why it works: Wheat and poppy seed share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and 30 recipes mention both. Both carry 1-hexanal, which smells fruit. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 2
Prep10 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

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

Directions

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

  1. Whisk the wheat flour, white flour, wheat germ, baking powder, baking soda, salt and poppy seeds together in a large bowl.

  2. Finely grate the zest of one lemon into the dry mixture and stir to spread it evenly.

  3. In a second bowl, whisk the milk, egg whites and canola oil until smooth.

  4. Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture and stir until just combined. Let the batter rest for 5 minutes.

  5. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Do not add extra fat.

  6. Pour about 1/4 cup of batter per pancake into the skillet and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until bubbles form and the edges look set.

  7. Flip the pancake and cook 1 to 2 minutes more, until the center is set and the egg reaches 160°F (71°C) and the bottom is golden.

  8. Keep the finished pancakes warm while you cook the rest of the batter, then serve.

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 + poppy seedtop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together30 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-hexanal (fruit).

  2. Wheat + milktop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together2,416 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).

  3. Wheat + canola oiltop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together113 recipes

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

  4. Poppy seed + lemontop 7% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together166 recipes

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

  5. Wheat + flourtop 7% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together4,327 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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