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Fruitburst Muffins

Blueberries, cranberries, raisins and apricots in a low-fat breakfast muffin.

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Fruitburst Muffins

Why it works: Flour and raisin match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,075 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Fruitburst Muffins

12 muffins

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1079Calories
31 gProtein
27 gFat
183 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Skimmed Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Blueberry1 cup (148g)84
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Apricot1 medium (35g)17
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6

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

By bbcgoodfood. 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. Flour + raisintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,075 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  2. Apricot + orangetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together703 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  3. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  4. Honey + apricottop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together227 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-phenethyl alcohol (floral).

  5. Milk + honeytop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,336 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

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

Swap the orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, egg, butter, milk, honey, raisin, apricot):

  1. Figfits better
  2. Vanillafits better
  3. Peachfits better
  4. Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, egg, butter, milk, honey, raisin, apricot. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.