Why it works: Spelt and flour match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and 115 recipes mention both. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓
The recipe
1 -1 1/2 pound loafIngredients
Contains: milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
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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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Spelt + flourtop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together115 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Honey + milk powdertop 7% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together45 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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Honey + spelttop 8% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together21 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Flour + milk powdertop 13% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together209 recipes
Shared aroma: hexanal (grass, green).
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Honey + flourtop 16% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together2,433 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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