Cracked-Wheat Topknots

Name: Cracked-Wheat Topknots
Yield: Makes 2 dozen rolls
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups boiling-hot water; 1/2 cup medium bulgur (also called cracked wheat); 1 tablespoon table salt, divided; 1 1/2 cups whole milk; 1 stick unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 2 1/4 teaspoon active dry yeast (a 1/4-ounce package); 1/4 cup warm water (105–115°F); 1 tablespoon mild honey or sugar; 1 1/2 cups whole-wheat flour; 3 cups all-purpose flour plus more for kneading and dusting; 1 large egg white beaten with 1 tablespoon water for egg wash; 1 1/2 tablespoons flaky sea salt (preferably Maldon)

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients

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Why it works: Bulgur and flour share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Cracked-Wheat Topknots

Makes 2 dozen rolls

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

897Calories

28 gProtein

26 gFat

138 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 10 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Honey	1 tbsp (21g)	64
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Water	not in our table	0
Bulgur	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.

By epicurious. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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.

Bulgur + flourtop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together25 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Wheat + milktop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,418 recipes

Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).
Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Bulgur + wheattop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together95 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).
Wheat + honeytop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together346 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).

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