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Lardy Cake

One serving has 393 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (45%), selenium (33%), niacin (28%), folate (27%), manganese (26%) and riboflavin (26%). Ready in 145 minutes.

Lardy Cake
Photo: Smuconlaw, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 110 min
  • Cooking: 35 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (114 g)
  • Difficulty: Hard
  • Diets: Dairy-free
  • Contains: gluten, pork

Ingredients

  • 45 g Flour, bread (strong)
  • 1 g Yeast, active dry
  • 25 g Water
  • 15 g Lard
  • 12 g Sugar
  • 15 g Raisins
  • 0.3 g Cinnamon
  • 0.5 g Salt

Method

  1. Dissolve the yeast in the water and let stand 10 minutes; mix with the flour and salt into a smooth dough, then knead 8 minutes.
  2. Cover and let rise 1 hour until doubled (this is 1 slice; multiply by 8 for a whole cake).
  3. Roll the dough into a rectangle, dot two-thirds of it with a third of the lard, and scatter with a third of the sugar, raisins and cinnamon.
  4. Fold the un-dotted third over the middle, then fold again like a letter; repeat the rolling, dotting and folding twice more with the remaining lard, sugar, raisins and cinnamon.
  5. Shape into a rough square, place in a tin, and let rise 30-40 minutes.
  6. Bake at 190 °C (375 °F) for 30-35 minutes until deep golden and caramelized at the edges; cool briefly and serve warm or at room temperature.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy393 kcal19%
Carbohydrates57.2 g
Water33.4 mL
Fiber2.2 g7%
Protein6.3 g13%
Tryptophan0.07 g
Threonine0.16 g
Isoleucine0.22 g
Leucine0.4 g
Lysine0.14 g
Methionine0.1 g
Cystine0.13 g
Phenylalanine0.28 g
Tyrosine0.16 g
Valine0.25 g
Histidine0.12 g
Fat15.9 g
Monounsaturated6.9 g
Polyunsaturated2 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.8 g
Saturated6 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol14.3 mg
Calcium20.4 mg2%
Copper0.13 mg14%
Iron2.3 mg13%
Magnesium17.6 mg6%
Manganese0.46 mg26%
Phosphorus64.9 mg9%
Potassium168 mg4%
Selenium18.1 µg33%
Sodium200 mg
Zinc0.54 mg7%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.49 mg45%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.29 mg26%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3.9 mg28%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.33 mg7%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.06 mg5%
Folate (vitamin B9)107 µg27%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0 µg0%
Choline14.2 mg3%
Vitamin A0.05 µg0%
Vitamin C0.36 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)15.3 IU3%
Vitamin E0.29 mg2%
Vitamin K0.76 µg1%

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

0.1 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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