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Cinnamon Donuts

A few steps to yummy goodness! Mmmm....DONUTS!

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Cinnamon Donuts

Why it works: Sugar and cinnamon are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 30,779 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Cinnamon Donuts

Serves 6

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

174Calories
0 gProtein
14 gFat
15 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Pizzanot 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.

By bbcgoodfood. 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.

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

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  2. Canola oil + cinnamontop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together331 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  3. Canola oil + sugartop 30% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,027 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, 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