Buttermilk Doughnuts

Name: Buttermilk Doughnuts
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: About 10 doughnuts and 15 doughnut holes
Ingredients: 3½ cups all-purpose flour; ¾ cup granulated sugar; ½ teaspoon baking soda; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 eggs; ¾ cup buttermilk; ¼ cup sour cream; ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled; Vegetable oil for frying; 4 ounces dark chocolate, coarsely chopped; ½ cup heavy cream; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2 cups powdered sugar; ¼ cup whole milk; 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract; 1¼ cups granulated sugar; 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon

By browneyedbaker · From Open Recipes · 20 ingredients

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Buttermilk Doughnuts

About 10 doughnuts and 15 doughnut holes

Prep30 min

Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1288Calories

46 gProtein

55 gFat

147 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 13 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Nutmeg	1 tsp ground (2.2g)	12
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12
Cinnamon	1 tsp ground (2.6g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By browneyedbaker. 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.

Nutmeg + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together11,917 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Flour + nutmegtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18,623 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Flour + buttermilktop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,721 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Flour + cinnamontop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,341 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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