Recipes · Italian · Pies
Torta della Nonna
One serving has 526 kcal and 10 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (53%), selenium (47%), choline (40%), riboflavin (39%), thiamin (33%) and vitamin A (32%). Ready in 75 minutes.
- Preparation: 40 min
- Cooking: 35 min
- Makes: 1 serving (177 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 35 g Flour, all-purpose
- 18 g Butter, unsalted
- 22 g Sugar
- 10 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 15 g Egg yolks, raw
- 60 g Milk, whole
- 6 g Cornstarch
- 0.3 g Vanilla extract
- 0.5 g Lemon zest
- 8 g Pine nuts
- 2 g Sugar, powdered
Method
- Makes 1 slice; multiply by 8 for a whole tart. Rub the butter into the flour, then mix in 10 g of the sugar and the whole egg to make a smooth shortcrust pastry. Wrap and rest 30 minutes.
- Roll out the pastry and line a small tart tin; prick the base and blind-bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for 12 minutes.
- Whisk the milk, egg yolk, remaining sugar, cornstarch, vanilla and lemon zest, then cook over low heat, stirring, until thickened into a custard.
- Pour the custard into the pastry case and scatter the pine nuts over the top.
- Bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for 20-25 minutes, until the custard is set and the pine nuts are toasted.
- Cool completely and dust with the powdered sugar before serving.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 526 kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 60.8 g | |
| Water | 76.7 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.4 g | 5% |
| Protein | 10.4 g | 22% |
| Tryptophan | 0.12 g | |
| Threonine | 0.37 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.47 g | |
| Leucine | 0.84 g | |
| Lysine | 0.57 g | |
| Methionine | 0.23 g | |
| Cystine | 0.18 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.5 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.4 g | |
| Valine | 0.56 g | |
| Histidine | 0.26 g | |
| Fat | 27.3 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 8.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 4.3 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.02 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 3.9 g | |
| Saturated | 12.4 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 245 mg | |
| Calcium | 105 mg | 10% |
| Copper | 0.2 mg | 22% |
| Iron | 2.7 mg | 15% |
| Magnesium | 36.4 mg | 12% |
| Manganese | 0.96 mg | 53% |
| Phosphorus | 218 mg | 31% |
| Potassium | 201 mg | 4% |
| Selenium | 26.1 µg | 47% |
| Sodium | 50.9 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.5 mg | 19% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.36 mg | 33% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.43 mg | 39% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.5 mg | 18% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1 mg | 21% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.12 mg | 9% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 97 µg | 24% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.68 µg | 28% |
| Choline | 169 mg | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 224 µg | 32% |
| Vitamin C | 0.71 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 71.5 IU | 12% |
| Vitamin E | 1.8 mg | 12% |
| Vitamin K | 6 µg | 7% |
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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