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Squash, Goat’s Cheese & Rosemary Pancakes

James Martin's savoury fritters make a great brunch item and have the fluffiness of American pancakes

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Squash, Goat’s Cheese & Rosemary Pancakes

Why it works: Rosemary and butternut squash share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 88 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Squash, Goat’s Cheese & Rosemary Pancakes

MAKES about 8
Prep15 min
Cook25 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1064Calories
36 gProtein
49 gFat
119 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 11 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Pumpkinnot in our table0
Seednot in our table0
Rocket Saladnot 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 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. Rosemary + butternut squashtop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together88 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Rosemary + olivetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,590 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Flour + butternut squashtop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together214 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Olive + butternut squashtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together689 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

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

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

Swap the rosemary

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, egg, milk, butter, olive, butternut squash, cheese):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Nutmegfits better
  3. Cinnamonfits better
  4. Rosemarythe original

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