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 2Ingredients
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.
Whisk the wheat flour, white flour, wheat germ, baking powder, baking soda, salt and poppy seeds together in a large bowl.
Finely grate the zest of one lemon into the dry mixture and stir to spread it evenly.
In a second bowl, whisk the milk, egg whites and canola oil until smooth.
Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture and stir until just combined. Let the batter rest for 5 minutes.
Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Do not add extra fat.
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.
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.
Keep the finished pancakes warm while you cook the rest of the batter, then serve.
Explore the science
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.
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Wheat + poppy seedtop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together30 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-hexanal (fruit).
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Wheat + milktop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,416 recipes
Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).
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Wheat + canola oiltop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together113 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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Poppy seed + lemontop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together166 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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Wheat + flourtop 7% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together4,327 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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