Why it works: Apple and swiss cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and 18 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓
The recipe
1 - 9x5 inch loafIngredients
Contains: egg, milk, wheat, tree nuts (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
In a large bowl, beat the softened butter, white sugar and honey until creamy. Beat in the eggs one at a time.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Stir the dry ingredients into the butter mixture just until combined. Do not overmix.
Fold in the shredded apples, shredded Swiss cheese and chopped walnuts until evenly distributed.
Spread the batter evenly into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
Bake for 55 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack and cool completely before slicing.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Apple + swiss cheesetop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together18 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
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Butter + swiss cheesetop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together412 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
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Honey + appletop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together567 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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Honey + wheattop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together346 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).
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Butter + honeytop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,308 recipes
Shared aroma: anethole (sweet, anise).
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