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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.

Tarte Tropézienne
Photo: Robertemoore, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • 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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for 18-20 minutes until golden; cool completely.
  4. Whisk the remaining 40 g milk, egg yolk, remaining sugar, cornstarch and vanilla, cook over low heat stirring until thick, then cool.
  5. Whip the cream to stiff peaks and fold it into the cooled pastry cream to make a light filling.
  6. 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

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy435 kcal21%
Carbohydrates45.5 g
Water80.2 mL
Fiber1.1 g4%
Protein9.1 g19%
Tryptophan0.12 g
Threonine0.35 g
Isoleucine0.42 g
Leucine0.74 g
Lysine0.51 g
Methionine0.21 g
Cystine0.15 g
Phenylalanine0.45 g
Tyrosine0.35 g
Valine0.51 g
Histidine0.22 g
Fat24.3 g
Monounsaturated7 g
Polyunsaturated1.6 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.02 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.2 g
Saturated14 g
Trans-Fats0.31 g
Cholesterol202 mg
Calcium99.7 mg10%
Copper0.09 mg10%
Iron2 mg11%
Magnesium16.5 mg5%
Manganese0.22 mg12%
Phosphorus160 mg23%
Potassium165 mg4%
Selenium22.3 µg40%
Sodium173 mg
Zinc0.93 mg12%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.39 mg35%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.44 mg40%
Niacin (vitamin B3)2.3 mg16%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.1 mg21%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.11 mg8%
Folate (vitamin B9)101 µg25%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.58 µg24%
Choline124 mg29%
Vitamin A262 µg37%
Vitamin C0.15 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)71 IU12%
Vitamin E0.98 mg7%
Vitamin K2 µg2%

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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