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Welsh Rarebit Muffins

Get the kids to help make these yummy muffins, perfect for lunchboxes

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Welsh Rarebit Muffins

Why it works: Cheese and milk are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,426 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Welsh Rarebit Muffins

Serves 12
Prep15 min
Cook25 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1075Calories
52 gProtein
38 gFat
128 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Salt1 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 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. Cheese + milktop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,426 recipes

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

  2. Mustard + cheesetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,805 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Cheese + yogurttop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together877 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

  4. Yogurt + milktop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,361 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

  5. Flour + mustardtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,066 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the mustard

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, cheese, yogurt, milk, egg, sauce):

  1. Potatofits about as well
  2. Chivefits about as well
  3. Capsicumfits about as well
  4. Mustardthe original

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