Recipes · French · Cakes
Tarte Tropézienne
One serving has 435 kcal and 9 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (40%), riboflavin (40%), vitamin A (37%), thiamin (35%), choline (29%) and folate (25%). Ready in 110 minutes.

- Preparation: 90 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Makes: 1 serving (161 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 30 g Flour, all-purpose
- 1 g Yeast, active dry
- 50 g Milk, whole
- 15 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 12 g Butter, unsalted
- 15 g Sugar
- 0.3 g Salt
- 8 g Egg yolks, raw
- 4 g Cornstarch
- 0.3 g Vanilla extract
- 25 g Cream, heavy
Method
- Makes 1 slice; multiply by 8 for a whole tart. Mix the flour, yeast, 10 g milk, egg, 5 g sugar and salt into a dough, then knead in the soft butter until smooth and elastic. Prove 1 hour until doubled.
- Shape into a flat disc, place on a tray, prove 30 minutes more, brush with a little milk and sprinkle with a little sugar for crunch on top.
- Bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for 18-20 minutes until golden; cool completely.
- Whisk the remaining 40 g milk, egg yolk, remaining sugar, cornstarch and vanilla, cook over low heat stirring until thick, then cool.
- Whip the cream to stiff peaks and fold it into the cooled pastry cream to make a light filling.
- Split the cooled brioche in half horizontally, spread the cream filling generously over the base, and sandwich with the top before slicing.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 435 kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 45.5 g | |
| Water | 80.2 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.1 g | 4% |
| Protein | 9.1 g | 19% |
| Tryptophan | 0.12 g | |
| Threonine | 0.35 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.42 g | |
| Leucine | 0.74 g | |
| Lysine | 0.51 g | |
| Methionine | 0.21 g | |
| Cystine | 0.15 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.45 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.35 g | |
| Valine | 0.51 g | |
| Histidine | 0.22 g | |
| Fat | 24.3 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.6 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.02 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.2 g | |
| Saturated | 14 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.31 g | |
| Cholesterol | 202 mg | |
| Calcium | 99.7 mg | 10% |
| Copper | 0.09 mg | 10% |
| Iron | 2 mg | 11% |
| Magnesium | 16.5 mg | 5% |
| Manganese | 0.22 mg | 12% |
| Phosphorus | 160 mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 165 mg | 4% |
| Selenium | 22.3 µg | 40% |
| Sodium | 173 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.93 mg | 12% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.39 mg | 35% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.44 mg | 40% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.3 mg | 16% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.1 mg | 21% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.11 mg | 8% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 101 µg | 25% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.58 µg | 24% |
| Choline | 124 mg | 29% |
| Vitamin A | 262 µg | 37% |
| Vitamin C | 0.15 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 71 IU | 12% |
| Vitamin E | 0.98 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin K | 2 µg | 2% |
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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