Why it works: Rye and wheat match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 404 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓
Bread Machine Pumpernickel Bread
1 (1-1/2 pound) loafIngredients
Directions
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 6 of 9 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Rye | 1 slice (32g) | 83 |
| Molasses | 1 tbsp (20g) | 58 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Caraway Seed | not in our table | 0 |
| Wheat | not in our table | 0 |
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.
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Rye + wheattop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together404 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Caraway + ryetop 2% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together87 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Caraway + flourtop 6% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together1,435 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Flour + ryetop 8% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together1,320 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Caraway + wheattop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together44 recipes
Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the caraway
The recipe marks caraway as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (molasses, cocoa, bread, flour, rye, wheat):
- Cinnamonfits better
- Nutmegfits better
- Clovefits about as well
- Carawaythe original
Fit is the average pairing score against molasses, cocoa, bread, flour, rye, wheat. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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