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Plum Crumble with Rolled Oats

This fruity little number is always a big hit in my house. Feel free to vary the fruit to match the season.

By jamieoliver · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Plum Crumble with Rolled Oats

Why it works: Plum and apple match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 404 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Plum Crumble with Rolled Oats

Serves 8

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

941Calories
20 gProtein
16 gFat
178 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Apple1 medium (182g)95
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Kiwi1 medium (69g)42
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Fruitnot in our table0
Seednot 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 jamieoliver. 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. Plum + appletop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together404 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  2. Plum + vanillatop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together171 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  3. Oats + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,532 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  4. Vanilla + appletop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,501 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  5. Sugar + vanillatop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together35,032 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

Sugar and vanilla barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 35,032 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

Swap the ginger

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, butter, sugar, oats, plum, vanilla, apple):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Nutmegfits about as well
  3. Clovefits about as well
  4. Gingerthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, butter, sugar, oats, plum, vanilla, apple. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.