Recipes · Italian · Bakery
Maritozzo (Sweet Cream Bun)
One serving has 504 kcal and 9 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (48%), riboflavin (44%), selenium (42%), vitamin A (41%), folate (31%) and niacin (25%). Ready in 140 minutes.
- Preparation: 120 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Makes: 1 serving (159 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 50 g Flour, all-purpose
- 7.5 g Sugar
- 18.8 g Milk, whole
- 7.5 g Butter, unsalted
- 12.5 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 1 g Yeast, active dry
- 5 g Raisins
- 0.6 g Lemon zest
- 0.6 g Vanilla extract
- 0.5 g Salt
- 50 g Cream, heavy
- 5 g Sugar, powdered
Method
- Makes 8 buns; multiply all the ingredients by 8 for a full batch.
- Warm the milk and dissolve the yeast with a little of the sugar in it; leave for about 10 minutes until foamy.
- Mix the flour, remaining sugar, salt, zest and vanilla; add the yeast mixture, egg and softened butter, and knead for about 10 minutes into a soft, elastic dough. Fold in the raisins.
- Cover and let rise for about 1.5 hours until doubled.
- Shape into oval buns, place on a lined tray, and let rise again for 45 minutes.
- Bake at 190 °C (375 °F) for 15-18 minutes until golden. Cool completely.
- Whip the cream with the powdered sugar until firm peaks form.
- Split each bun most of the way through and pipe or spoon in a generous amount of whipped cream before serving.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 504 kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 57.6 g | |
| Water | 63.7 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.9 g | 6% |
| Protein | 9.4 g | 20% |
| Tryptophan | 0.13 g | |
| Threonine | 0.32 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.39 g | |
| Leucine | 0.7 g | |
| Lysine | 0.38 g | |
| Methionine | 0.2 g | |
| Cystine | 0.16 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.46 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.33 g | |
| Valine | 0.47 g | |
| Histidine | 0.22 g | |
| Fat | 26.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.5 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.2 g | |
| Saturated | 16.1 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.62 g | |
| Cholesterol | 121 mg | |
| Calcium | 75 mg | 8% |
| Copper | 0.11 mg | 12% |
| Iron | 2.7 mg | 15% |
| Magnesium | 20.5 mg | 7% |
| Manganese | 0.37 mg | 21% |
| Phosphorus | 137 mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 194 mg | 4% |
| Selenium | 23.2 µg | 42% |
| Sodium | 237 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.81 mg | 10% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.53 mg | 48% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.48 mg | 44% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 3.5 mg | 25% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.87 mg | 17% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.09 mg | 7% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 124 µg | 31% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.29 µg | 12% |
| Choline | 50.1 mg | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 285 µg | 41% |
| Vitamin C | 1.2 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 51.3 IU | 9% |
| Vitamin E | 0.9 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin K | 2.5 µg | 3% |
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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