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Pancetta & Cheddar Tart with Thyme & Paprika Pastry

Chef Paul Merrett shows you how to make a flavoured pastry to add a new twist to a classic tart

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Pancetta & Cheddar Tart with Thyme & Paprika Pastry

Why it works: Mushroom and thyme are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,557 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓

Pancetta & Cheddar Tart with Thyme & Paprika Pastry

Serves 6
Prep20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1010Calories
40 gProtein
44 gFat
112 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4

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. Mushroom + thymetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,557 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  2. Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

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

  3. Mushroom + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,525 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  4. Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

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

  5. Milk + mushroomtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,231 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-hexanal (fruit).

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

Swap the thyme

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (milk, egg, cream, mushroom, flour, butter):

  1. Nutmegfits better
  2. Cinnamonfits better
  3. Capersfits about as well
  4. Thymethe original

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