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Orange Cookies I

Cookies made with orange juice, rind, and buttermilk.

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Why it works: Flour and buttermilk are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,721 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Orange Cookies I

Oven375 °F (190 °C)
Time10 to 12 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Juice and grate the rind of the orange; remove seeds from the juice.

Make the dough

  1. Cream together shortening and sugar replacement.

  2. Add egg, orange juice and grated orange rind, beating until light and fluffy.

  3. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a sifter, and add alternately with buttermilk to the creamed mixture. Stir to blend.

Bake

  1. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheets, 2 to 3 inches apart.

  2. Bake at 375 °F (190 °C) for 10 to 12 minutes.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

895Calories
29 gProtein
26 gFat
135 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
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.

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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. Flour + buttermilktop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,721 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Sugar + buttermilktop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,973 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Sugar + flourtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together92,116 recipes

    Shared aroma: phenylacetaldehyde (hawthorne, honey).

  4. Egg + flourtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together106,462 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Orange + sugartop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together19,212 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

Egg and flour barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 106,462 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

Shortening
Adds fat that keeps the cookies tender and helps them spread slightly.
Egg
Binds the dough and adds structure as it sets in the oven.
Flour
Provides the main structure that sets as the cookies bake.
Baking powder
Releases gas during baking so the cookies rise and turn lighter.
Baking soda
Reacts with the buttermilk's acidity to aid rising and promote light browning.
Buttermilk
Its acidity reacts with the baking soda and adds moisture and tang.

Swap the orange

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

  1. Raisinfits better
  2. Vanillafits better
  3. Lemonfits better
  4. Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, egg, flour, buttermilk. 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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