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Sernik (Polish Cheesecake)

One serving has 356 kcal and 18 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (41%), phosphorus (37%), riboflavin (34%), cobalamin (32%), choline (23%) and pantothenic acid (22%). Ready in 172 minutes.

Sernik (Polish Cheesecake)
Photo: zingyyellow, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 130 min
  • Cooking: 42 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (191 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten

Ingredients

  • 120 g Cottage cheese
  • 20 g Sugar
  • 25 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 10 g Butter, unsalted
  • 8 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 0.3 g Vanilla extract
  • 8 g Raisins

Method

  1. Beat the cottage cheese until smooth (or pass it through a sieve), then beat in the sugar, eggs, melted butter, flour and vanilla until well combined.
  2. Stir in the raisins.
  3. Pour into a small greased tin and bake at 170 °C (340 °F) for 40-45 minutes until just set with a slight wobble in the centre.
  4. Turn off the oven and let the cheesecake cool inside with the door ajar, to help prevent cracking.
  5. Chill for at least 2 hours before slicing and serving.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy356 kcal17%
Carbohydrates36.7 g
Water119 mL
Fiber0.58 g2%
Protein17.7 g37%
Tryptophan0.23 g
Threonine0.77 g
Isoleucine0.91 g
Leucine1.7 g
Lysine1.4 g
Methionine0.43 g
Cystine0.17 g
Phenylalanine0.91 g
Tyrosine0.88 g
Valine1.1 g
Histidine0.49 g
Fat15.8 g
Monounsaturated4.2 g
Polyunsaturated0.96 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.73 g
Saturated7.9 g
Trans-Fats0.01 g
Cholesterol135 mg
Calcium122 mg12%
Copper0.09 mg10%
Iron1.1 mg6%
Magnesium17.5 mg6%
Manganese0.09 mg5%
Phosphorus259 mg37%
Potassium231 mg5%
Selenium22.3 µg41%
Sodium417 mg
Zinc0.9 mg11%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.11 mg10%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.37 mg34%
Niacin (vitamin B3)0.68 mg5%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.1 mg22%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.12 mg9%
Folate (vitamin B9)41.5 µg10%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.76 µg32%
Choline98.3 mg23%
Vitamin A153 µg22%
Vitamin C0.18 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)24.1 IU4%
Vitamin E0.62 mg4%
Vitamin K1.1 µg1%

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

0.4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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