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Apple-Pecan Whole Wheat Scones

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By naturallyella · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Apple-Pecan Whole Wheat Scones

Why it works: Wheat and oats work together. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 473 recipes. Both carry 2-octenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Apple-Pecan Whole Wheat Scones

Serves 6
Prep15 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1111Calories
34 gProtein
31 gFat
176 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Apple1 medium (182g)95
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Pecan1 half (4g)20
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Wheatnot in our table0
Pastrynot 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 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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Wheat + oatstop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together473 recipes

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

  2. Flour + buttermilktop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,721 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Oats + maple syruptop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together298 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  4. Oats + appletop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together518 recipes

    Shared aroma: damascenone (apple, rose).

  5. Wheat + flourtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,373 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the apple

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (wheat, flour, oats, butter, maple syrup, egg, buttermilk):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Pumpkinfits better
  3. Blueberryfits better
  4. Applethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against wheat, flour, oats, butter, maple syrup, egg, buttermilk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.