Recipes · Italian · Cakes
Colomba Pasquale
One serving has 317 kcal and 7 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (34%), selenium (31%), riboflavin (31%) and folate (23%). Ready in 210 minutes.

- Preparation: 180 min
- Cooking: 30 min
- Makes: 1 serving (93.4 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten, nut
Ingredients
- 30 g Flour, all-purpose
- 1 g Yeast, active dry
- 10 g Milk, whole
- 11 g Sugar
- 8 g Butter, unsalted
- 12 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 4 g Egg yolks, raw
- 12 g Candied fruit
- 5 g Almonds
- 0.2 g Vanilla extract
- 0.2 g Salt
Method
- Makes 1 slice; multiply by 10 for a whole dove-shaped loaf. Warm the milk, mix with the yeast and a pinch of the sugar, and leave 10 minutes until foamy.
- Mix in the flour, remaining sugar, salt, egg, egg yolk, vanilla and soft butter to a smooth, soft dough; knead well.
- Cover and let rise in a warm place for 2-3 hours, until roughly doubled.
- Knead in the candied fruit, then shape the dough into (or as part of) a dove-shaped tin; prove 45 minutes more.
- Scatter with the whole almonds and a little extra sugar, and bake at 170 °C (340 °F) for 30-35 minutes until deep golden and a skewer comes out clean.
- Cool completely before slicing.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 317 kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 46 g | |
| Water | 27.3 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.9 g | 6% |
| Protein | 7.1 g | 15% |
| Tryptophan | 0.09 g | |
| Threonine | 0.24 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.3 g | |
| Leucine | 0.54 g | |
| Lysine | 0.32 g | |
| Methionine | 0.14 g | |
| Cystine | 0.13 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.36 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.23 g | |
| Valine | 0.36 g | |
| Histidine | 0.17 g | |
| Fat | 11.9 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 4.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.4 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.2 g | |
| Saturated | 5.2 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.01 g | |
| Cholesterol | 106 mg | |
| Calcium | 45.7 mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.12 mg | 13% |
| Iron | 1.9 mg | 11% |
| Magnesium | 23.9 mg | 8% |
| Manganese | 0.34 mg | 19% |
| Phosphorus | 113 mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 122 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 17 µg | 31% |
| Sodium | 115 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.74 mg | 9% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.37 mg | 34% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.34 mg | 31% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.4 mg | 17% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.64 mg | 13% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.07 mg | 5% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 92.7 µg | 23% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.24 µg | 10% |
| Choline | 74.2 mg | 17% |
| Vitamin A | 93.9 µg | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 23.7 IU | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 1.8 mg | 12% |
| Vitamin K | 0.78 µg | 1% |
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: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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