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Almond Butter and Apricot Jam on Sourdough Recipe

This AB&J is a slightly more refined version of the classic PB&J. If you are eating it right away, try it toasted so that the almond butter melts into...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 3 ingredients
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Almond Butter and Apricot Jam on Sourdough Recipe

Why it works: Almond and apricot match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 852 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Almond Butter and Apricot Jam on Sourdough Recipe

1 sandwich

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

572Calories
18 gProtein
2 gFat
117 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Sourdough1 slice (36g)93
Apricot1 medium (35g)17
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7

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. Almond + apricottop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together852 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Bread + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,232 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Almond + buttertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,245 recipes

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

  4. Butter + apricottop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,458 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  5. Bread + apricottop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together178 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

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

Swap the apricot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (bread, almond, butter):

  1. Figfits better
  2. Coconutfits about as well
  3. Vanillafits about as well
  4. Apricotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against bread, almond, butter. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.