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Swedish Tea Ring

A yeast‑raised pastry rolled, sprinkled with sugar and spices, baked into a ring shape.

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Why it works: Cinnamon and nutmeg match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,917 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Swedish Tea Ring

Time30 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the dough

  1. Dissolve yeast in warm water until dissolved.

  2. Add next three ingredients and beat well.

  3. Add egg and lard then stir.

  4. Mix in flour.

  5. Grease top of dough and cover.

  6. Refrigerate until double.

Shape the ring

  1. Preheat oven.

  2. Punch down dough.

  3. Roll out half the dough into an oblong and butter it.

  4. Sprinkle sugar and spice mix.

  5. Place on large baking sheet.

  6. Snip 2/3 way through in 1‑inch intervals.

  7. Turn sections until one section is completing the ring.

  8. Let rise until double.

Bake and finish

  1. Bake 30 minutes.

  2. Pour confectioners sugar glaze over warm ring and decorate with nuts, cherries etc.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

817Calories
20 gProtein
32 gFat
111 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Lard1 tbsp (12.8g)115
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0

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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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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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. Cinnamon + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together11,917 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Flour + nutmegtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,623 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Flour + cinnamontop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,341 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Sugar + cinnamontop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together30,779 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Flour + buttertop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together124,287 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

Sugar and cinnamon barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 30,779 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

What each ingredient does

Flour
Forms the gluten network that gives the dough its structure and chew.
Yeast
Produces gas as it ferments, making the dough rise and become airy.
Egg
Adds richness and helps bind the dough, contributing to its tender crumb.
Lard
Adds fat that tenderizes the dough and gives a softer, flakier crumb.
Sugar
Feeds the yeast and adds sweetness and browning in the baked ring.
Butter
Adds fat and flavor to the filling and helps the layers brown.

The step that matters

Let rise until double. The dough must fully proof so yeast gas fills the gluten network; underproofed rings stay dense, while overproofed ones may collapse or lose shape in the oven.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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