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Bitter Chocolate, Lavender, and Banana Tea Loaf

"This is an updated version of an old favorite. Still a wonderful comfort food. Cut a slice and slather with some creamy butter; sit and enjoy with a cup of your favorite cuppa tea!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Bitter Chocolate, Lavender, and Banana Tea Loaf

Why it works: Banana and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,430 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Bitter Chocolate, Lavender, and Banana Tea Loaf

1 5x9-inch loaf
Prep25 min
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1212Calories
25 gProtein
42 gFat
184 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 13 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Orange Peel1 medium (131g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Lavendernot in our table0
Flowernot 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.

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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. Banana + vanillatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,430 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  2. Orange + vanillatop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,371 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  3. Orange + nutmegtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,746 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  4. Nutmeg + flourtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,623 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Banana + orangetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,118 recipes

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

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (banana, sugar, butter, egg, nutmeg, vanilla, flour):

  1. Figfits better
  2. Blueberryfits better
  3. Coconutfits better
  4. Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against banana, sugar, butter, egg, nutmeg, vanilla, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.