Why it works: Cinnamon and berry share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and 34 recipes mention both. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓
The recipe
1 - 8x8 inch dishIngredients
Contains: milk, wheat (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 375°F (190°C) and grease an 8x8 inch baking dish.
Peel, core and thinly slice the Granny Smith apples, then spread them evenly in the bottom of the dish.
In a small bowl, stir the cornstarch with the 1 tablespoon water until smooth. Stir in the whole berry cranberry sauce, then spoon it over the apples and spread evenly.
Melt the shortening. In a bowl, mix the oats, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and melted shortening until crumbly, then sprinkle over the cranberry layer.
Bake for about 30 minutes, until the topping is golden and the apples are tender when pierced with a knife.
Let the crisp cool for 10 minutes before serving.
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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Cinnamon + berrytop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together34 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
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Cranberry + appletop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together169 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
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Berry + cranberrytop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together68 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
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Cinnamon + cranberrytop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together116 recipes
Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).
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Cinnamon + appletop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together5,586 recipes
Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).
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