Recipes · Polish · Cakes
Mazurek (Polish Easter Shortbread Cake)
One serving has 423 kcal and 7 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (33%), riboflavin (31%), thiamin (28%), manganese (24%), vitamin A (23%) and folate (21%). Ready in 26 minutes.
- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 16 min
- Makes: 1 serving (98 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, nut
Ingredients
- 35 g Flour, all-purpose
- 18 g Butter, unsalted
- 12 g Sugar, powdered
- 10 g Egg yolks, raw
- 15 g Jam
- 8 g Almonds
Method
- Cream the butter with the powdered sugar until light, then beat in the egg yolk.
- Work in the flour to make a soft shortbread dough; press it evenly into a small lined tin.
- Bake at 175 °C (350 °F) for 15-18 minutes until pale golden; cool completely.
- Spread the jam evenly over the cooled shortbread base.
- Scatter with the almonds and slice into small bars or squares; mazurek is a flat, richly topped Easter treat.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 423 kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 51.1 g | |
| Water | 17.3 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.1 g | 7% |
| Protein | 7.1 g | 15% |
| Tryptophan | 0.08 g | |
| Threonine | 0.23 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.28 g | |
| Leucine | 0.53 g | |
| Lysine | 0.26 g | |
| Methionine | 0.12 g | |
| Cystine | 0.12 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.35 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.22 g | |
| Valine | 0.32 g | |
| Histidine | 0.17 g | |
| Fat | 21.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 8 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.1 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.8 g | |
| Saturated | 10.4 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 147 mg | |
| Calcium | 47.1 mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.16 mg | 18% |
| Iron | 2.3 mg | 13% |
| Magnesium | 30.8 mg | 10% |
| Manganese | 0.43 mg | 24% |
| Phosphorus | 122 mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 123 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 18.4 µg | 33% |
| Sodium | 12.6 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.75 mg | 9% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.31 mg | 28% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.34 mg | 31% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.4 mg | 17% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.51 mg | 10% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.06 mg | 5% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 84.4 µg | 21% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.23 µg | 10% |
| Choline | 91.1 mg | 21% |
| Vitamin A | 161 µg | 23% |
| Vitamin C | 1.3 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 21.8 IU | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 2.8 mg | 19% |
| Vitamin K | 1.4 µg | 2% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.3 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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