Recipes · Dutch · Gingerbread
Ontbijtkoek (Dutch Breakfast Spice Cake)
One serving has 279 kcal and 5 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (58%) and selenium (20%). Ready in 60 minutes.

- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 50 min
- Makes: 1 serving (87.7 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, gluten, honey
Ingredients
- 25 g Flour, rye
- 15 g Flour, all-purpose
- 15 g Honey
- 8 g Molasses
- 1 g Baking soda
- 0.3 g Cinnamon
- 0.1 g Cloves
- 0.3 g Ginger, ground
- 15 g Milk, whole
- 8 g Butter, unsalted
Method
- Makes 1 slice; multiply by 12 for a whole loaf. Warm the honey and molasses with the milk until runny, then whisk in the baking soda.
- Mix the rye flour, flour, cinnamon, cloves and ginger, then stir in the honey mixture to a smooth, thick batter.
- Pour into a small lined loaf tin and bake at 160 °C (320 °F) for 45-50 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
- Cool completely in the tin, as the loaf firms up and slices more easily once cold (it also improves after a day).
- Slice thinly and serve spread with the butter.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 279 kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 49.9 g | |
| Water | 23.4 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.6 g | 12% |
| Protein | 4.9 g | 10% |
| Tryptophan | 0.06 g | |
| Threonine | 0.15 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.15 g | |
| Leucine | 0.31 g | |
| Lysine | 0.14 g | |
| Methionine | 0.08 g | |
| Cystine | 0.04 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.23 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.12 g | |
| Valine | 0.19 g | |
| Histidine | 0.09 g | |
| Fat | 7.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 2.1 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.52 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.38 g | |
| Saturated | 4.4 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 18.7 mg | |
| Calcium | 48.4 mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.16 mg | 18% |
| Iron | 1.9 mg | 10% |
| Magnesium | 41.5 mg | 13% |
| Manganese | 1.1 mg | 58% |
| Phosphorus | 90.8 mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 262 mg | 6% |
| Selenium | 11.1 µg | 20% |
| Sodium | 286 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.79 mg | 10% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.2 mg | 18% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.14 mg | 13% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.5 mg | 10% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.33 mg | 7% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.14 mg | 11% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 37.3 µg | 9% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.08 µg | 3% |
| Choline | 10.4 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 61.7 µg | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 0.09 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 7.7 IU | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.6 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 2.4 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
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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