Recipes · Italian · Bakery
Bombolone
One serving has 350 kcal and 5 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (30%), vitamin K (25%), selenium (24%) and riboflavin (22%). Ready in 100 minutes.

- Preparation: 90 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (92.3 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 30 g Flour, all-purpose
- 6 g Sugar
- 12 g Milk, whole
- 6 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 5 g Butter, unsalted
- 0.8 g Yeast, active dry
- 0.5 g Vanilla extract
- 15 g Apricot jam
- 12 g Vegetable oil
- 5 g Sugar, powdered
Method
- Makes about 10 doughnuts; multiply all the ingredients by 10 for a full batch.
- Warm the milk and dissolve the yeast with a pinch of the sugar in it; leave for about 10 minutes until foamy.
- Mix the flour, remaining sugar, egg, softened butter and vanilla with the yeast mixture; knead for 8-10 minutes into a soft, smooth dough.
- Cover and let rise in a warm place for about 1 hour until doubled. Divide and shape into balls, then let rise again for 30 minutes.
- Heat the oil to 175 °C (350 °F) in a deep, heavy pot and fry the doughnuts in batches for 2-3 minutes per side until deep golden. Drain on paper towels.
- Once cool enough to handle, fill a piping bag with the jam and inject it into the center of each doughnut through a small hole.
- Dust generously with the powdered sugar just before serving.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 350 kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 44.6 g | |
| Water | 25 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.1 g | 4% |
| Protein | 4.7 g | 10% |
| Tryptophan | 0.06 g | |
| Threonine | 0.15 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.18 g | |
| Leucine | 0.34 g | |
| Lysine | 0.18 g | |
| Methionine | 0.09 g | |
| Cystine | 0.09 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.23 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.15 g | |
| Valine | 0.22 g | |
| Histidine | 0.11 g | |
| Fat | 17.4 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 4.3 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 7.3 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 6.3 g | |
| Saturated | 4.8 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.08 g | |
| Cholesterol | 34.3 mg | |
| Calcium | 26 mg | 3% |
| Copper | 0.07 mg | 8% |
| Iron | 1.6 mg | 9% |
| Magnesium | 9.7 mg | 3% |
| Manganese | 0.22 mg | 12% |
| Phosphorus | 61.1 mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 77.6 mg | 2% |
| Selenium | 12.9 µg | 24% |
| Sodium | 21.4 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.41 mg | 5% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.33 mg | 30% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.24 mg | 22% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.1 mg | 15% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.38 mg | 8% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.04 mg | 3% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 77.3 µg | 19% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.12 µg | 5% |
| Choline | 20.6 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin A | 50.8 µg | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 1.3 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 11 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 1.3 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin K | 22.6 µg | 25% |
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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