Name: Quick Whole Wheat Molasses Bread
Ingredients: Oil or butter for greasing pan; 1 1/2 cups milk and 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar (or 1 2/3 cups buttermilk or plain yogurt); 2 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour (or regular whole wheat flour); 1/2 cup cornmeal (I prefer medium grind cornmeal); 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 cup molasses (or honey or maple syrup, see notes on blackstrap molasses above)

Why it works: Milk and wheat are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,418 recipes. Both carry (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal, which smells cucumber, melon. The science ↓

Quick Whole Wheat Molasses Bread

Ingredients

Oil or butter for greasing pan
1 1/2 cups milk and 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar (or 1 2/3 cups buttermilk or plain yogurt)
2 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour (or regular whole wheat flour)
1/2 cup cornmeal (I prefer medium grind cornmeal)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup molasses (or honey or maple syrup, see notes on blackstrap molasses above)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1102Calories

38 gProtein

35 gFat

159 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Honey	1 tbsp (21g)	64
Molasses	1 tbsp (20g)	58
Maple Syrup	1 tbsp (20ml)	52
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Salt	1 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 cookieandkate. 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.

Milk + wheattop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,418 recipes

Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).
Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Butter + wheattop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,002 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Milk + molassestop 21% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together7,243 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Wheat + molassestop 24% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together702 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

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