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Grandma's Doughnuts

"My grandmother passed this delicious recipe for making doughnuts along to me, and I thought I would share it."

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Grandma's Doughnuts

Why it works: Buttermilk and sugar match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,973 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Grandma's Doughnuts

8 servings
Prep10 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

483Calories
11 gProtein
29 gFat
47 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Biscuit1 medium (45g)166
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49

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. Buttermilk + sugartop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,973 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Buttermilk + biscuittop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together110 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Biscuit + sugartop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,874 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).

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