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Amish Onion Patties

A fried patty made from flour, cornmeal, baking powder, sugar, salt, milk, and finely chopped onions.

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Why it works: Flour and milk are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 78,219 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Amish Onion Patties

Time3-4 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the batter

  1. Mix together the ingredients and add the milk.

  2. Add the onions and mix thoroughly.

Fry and drain

  1. Drop the batter into hot deep fat.

  2. Turn them and flatten them into patties after 3 min.

  3. Fry about 3-4 minutes.

  4. Drain on paper towels.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

697Calories
22 gProtein
9 gFat
130 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Salt1 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.

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

Explore the science

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. Flour + milktop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together78,219 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  2. Flour + sugartop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together92,116 recipes

    Shared aroma: phenylacetaldehyde (hawthorne, honey).

  3. Flour + oniontop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together32,460 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Sugar + milktop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together77,875 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  5. Milk + oniontop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together13,418 recipes

    Shared aroma: hexanal (green, grassy).

Flour and milk barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 78,219 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 structure of the batter that holds the patties together.
Baking powder
Releases gas in the batter so the patties puff and turn light.
Milk
Hydrates the flour and gives the batter its loose, pourable moisture.
Onions
Add moisture and savory flavor, and their sugars brown in the hot fat.

The step that matters

Drop the batter into hot deep fat. Hot fat sets the outside of each patty quickly, so it crisps and browns instead of absorbing grease. If the fat is too cool, the patties soak up oil and turn heavy and greasy.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, sugar, milk):

  1. Arrowrootfits better
  2. Sweet potatofits better
  3. Beetrootfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, sugar, milk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“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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