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Bath Bun

One serving has 354 kcal and 8 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (46%), selenium (40%), riboflavin (33%), niacin (29%), folate (28%) and manganese (23%). Ready in 117 minutes.

Bath Bun
Photo: Richard Allaway from France, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 100 min
  • Cooking: 17 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (109 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, egg, gluten

Ingredients

  • 45 g Flour, bread (strong)
  • 10 g Butter, unsalted
  • 11 g Sugar
  • 12 g Currants, dried
  • 5 g Candied fruit
  • 10 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 15 g Milk, whole
  • 1 g Yeast, active dry
  • 0.3 g Salt

Method

  1. Makes 1 bun; multiply by 10 for a full batch. Warm the milk, dissolve the yeast and a little of the sugar in it, and leave 10 minutes until foamy.
  2. Mix the flour, remaining sugar (reserving a pinch for the topping) and salt, rub in the butter, then add the yeast milk and egg and knead to a smooth dough.
  3. Knead in the currants and candied fruit, then cover and let rise for about 1 hour until doubled.
  4. Shape into a round bun, place on a tray, sprinkle with the reserved sugar, and let rise a further 20 minutes.
  5. Bake at 200 °C (400 °F) for 15-18 minutes until golden.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy354 kcal17%
Carbohydrates58.2 g
Water31.5 mL
Fiber2 g7%
Protein8 g17%
Tryptophan0.09 g
Threonine0.24 g
Isoleucine0.32 g
Leucine0.56 g
Lysine0.27 g
Methionine0.15 g
Cystine0.16 g
Phenylalanine0.38 g
Tyrosine0.24 g
Valine0.37 g
Histidine0.17 g
Fat10.4 g
Monounsaturated2.9 g
Polyunsaturated0.86 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.67 g
Saturated5.8 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol60.2 mg
Calcium43.6 mg4%
Copper0.14 mg16%
Iron2.4 mg14%
Magnesium19.2 mg6%
Manganese0.41 mg23%
Phosphorus97 mg14%
Potassium187 mg4%
Selenium21.9 µg40%
Sodium150 mg
Zinc0.7 mg9%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.51 mg46%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.36 mg33%
Niacin (vitamin B3)4 mg29%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.55 mg11%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.09 mg7%
Folate (vitamin B9)113 µg28%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.17 µg7%
Choline39.8 mg9%
Vitamin A91.8 µg13%
Vitamin C0.57 mg1%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)15.8 IU3%
Vitamin E0.54 mg4%
Vitamin K1.3 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

0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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