Raised Doughnuts

Name: Raised Doughnuts
Ingredients: three cups of sugar; one pint of milk; half cups of lard; half cup of yeast; half cups of sour milk; half cup of thick cream; one cup of sugar; half teaspoon of soda; one pint of buttermilk; two teaspoons of soda; two tablespoons of cinnamon; one cup of sweet milk; three teaspoons of baking powder; two teaspoons of baking powder; four eggs; one nutmeg; two eggs; three tablespoons of melted butter; three large cups of sugar; half teacup of butter; three eggs; seven ta- blespoons of butter; two table- spoons of melted butter; nutmeg; salt

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription

By Des Moines. Plymouth church. [from old catalog] · From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 25 ingredients

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Raised Doughnuts

Ingredients

Directions

MRS. M. E. KELLOGG.
Three cups of sugar, four eggs, one pint of milk, one and a half cups of lard, a half cup of yeast, one nutmeg and salt to taste. Set a sponge at night; in the morning add the other ingredients.
DOUGHNUTS.
MRS. A. Y. RAWSO>i AND MRS. C. D. SPRAGUE.
Two eggs, one and a half cups of sour milk, a half cup of thick cream or three tablespoons of melted butter, one cup of sugar, a half teaspoon of soda (if the milk is very sour a little more), and flour enough to mix soft. When butter is used instead of cream, mix the butter, sugar and eggs together first. Good.
SMALL CAKES. 193
DOUGHNUTS.
MRS. E. S. SPEED, BUSHYILI^, ILL.
Three large cups of sugar, a half teacup of butter, four eggs, one pint of buttermilk, two teaspoons of soda, two tablespoons of cinnamon and flour enough to make a nice dough.
DOUGHNUTS.
MRS. F. CORNING.
Three eggs, one cup of sugar, one cup of sweet milk, seven ta- blespoons of butter or lard, a little salt, three teaspoons of baking powder and flour sufficient to mix soft.
DOUGHNUTS.
MRS. J. B. STEWART.
One cup of sugar, one cup of sweet milk, two eggs, two table- spoons of melted butter, two teaspoons of baking powder and flour enough to mix soft.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1166Calories

36 gProtein

53 gFat

136 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 11 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Sour Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Lard	1 tbsp (12.8g)	115
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
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
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 Des Moines. Plymouth church. [from old catalog]. Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures. See the original page.

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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.

Cinnamon + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together11,917 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Sugar + buttermilktop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,973 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together43,450 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).