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Sweet Potato Pancakes Recipe

Yes, pancakes can be improved upon, by cooking up some sweet potato and folding it into the batter with a hint of nutmeg.This recipe was featured as part of...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Sweet Potato Pancakes Recipe

Why it works: Nutmeg and sweet potato match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 414 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Sweet Potato Pancakes Recipe

About 12 pancakes

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1035Calories
32 gProtein
29 gFat
159 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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

By chow. 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 + sweet potatotop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together414 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Milk + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,187 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  3. Vanilla + sweet potatotop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together189 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Nutmeg + potatotop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,052 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

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

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, nutmeg, milk, egg, sugar, vanilla, sweet potato):

  1. Arrowrootfits better
  2. Parsnipfits better
  3. Beetrootfits better
  4. Potatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, nutmeg, milk, egg, sugar, vanilla, sweet potato. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.