Recipes · Australian · Bakery

Kitchener Bun

One serving has 502 kcal and 8 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (53%), selenium (41%), riboflavin (39%), folate (34%), niacin (27%) and manganese (22%). Ready in 100 minutes.

Kitchener Bun
Photo: Bilby, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 90 min
  • Cooking: 10 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (144 g)
  • Difficulty: Hard
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, egg, gluten

Ingredients

  • 55 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 20 g Milk, whole
  • 8 g Sugar
  • 6 g Butter, unsalted
  • 8 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 1.2 g Yeast, active dry
  • 0.6 g Salt
  • 10 g Vegetable oil
  • 15 g Jam
  • 15 g Cream, heavy
  • 5 g Sugar, powdered

Method

  1. Warm the milk and stir in the yeast and a little of the sugar; leave 10 minutes until foamy.
  2. Mix the flour, remaining sugar and salt, then work in the butter, egg and yeasted milk to a soft dough; knead 8 minutes until smooth.
  3. Cover and prove in a warm place for about an hour, until doubled, then shape into a round bun and prove a further 20 minutes.
  4. Heat the oil to 180 °C (350 °F) in a small deep pan and fry the bun for 1-2 minutes each side until deep golden and cooked through.
  5. Drain well, then split the bun most of the way through and let it cool.
  6. Spread the jam inside, pipe or spoon in the whipped cream, and dust the top with the powdered sugar.
  7. Makes 1 bun; multiply everything by 10 for a full batch, frying a few buns at a time.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy502 kcal24%
Carbohydrates67.2 g
Water44.5 mL
Fiber2 g7%
Protein8.3 g17%
Tryptophan0.11 g
Threonine0.27 g
Isoleucine0.33 g
Leucine0.62 g
Lysine0.32 g
Methionine0.17 g
Cystine0.16 g
Phenylalanine0.42 g
Tyrosine0.28 g
Valine0.4 g
Histidine0.19 g
Fat22.3 g
Monounsaturated5.6 g
Polyunsaturated6.6 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-65.7 g
Saturated8.7 g
Trans-Fats0.26 g
Cholesterol61.6 mg
Calcium50.3 mg5%
Copper0.11 mg12%
Iron2.8 mg16%
Magnesium17.5 mg6%
Manganese0.39 mg22%
Phosphorus113 mg16%
Potassium135 mg3%
Selenium22.8 µg41%
Sodium264 mg
Zinc0.71 mg9%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.58 mg53%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.43 mg39%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3.8 mg27%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.68 mg14%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.07 mg5%
Folate (vitamin B9)136 µg34%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.2 µg8%
Choline31.9 mg8%
Vitamin A125 µg18%
Vitamin C1.4 mg2%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)26.2 IU4%
Vitamin E1.3 mg9%
Vitamin K19.5 µg22%

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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