Recipes · Danish · Bakery
Jødekager
One serving has 362 kcal and 5 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (25%), selenium (24%), thiamin (23%), riboflavin (21%) and vitamin A (21%). Ready in 37 minutes.

- Preparation: 25 min
- Cooking: 12 min
- Makes: 1 serving (82.7 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, nut
Ingredients
- 20 g Butter, unsalted
- 20 g Sugar
- 30 g Flour, all-purpose
- 8 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 0.5 g Baking powder
- 1 g Cinnamon
- 3 g Almonds
- 0.2 g Salt
Method
- Cream the butter with two-thirds of the sugar until light.
- Beat in the egg, then work in the flour, baking powder and salt to a smooth dough; chill for 20 minutes.
- Mix the remaining sugar with the cinnamon.
- Roll the dough about 4 mm thick and cut into rounds; press each round in the cinnamon sugar on one side and press half an almond into the centre.
- Place on a lined tray, sugar-side up, and bake at 180°C (350°F) for 8-10 minutes until just set and pale gold at the edges.
- Cool on a rack; the cookies should stay pale and crisp. Makes 1 serving (about 3 cookies); multiply the ingredients by 7 for a full batch.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 362 kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 44.5 g | |
| Water | 13.2 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.7 g | 6% |
| Protein | 5 g | 10% |
| Tryptophan | 0.06 g | |
| Threonine | 0.16 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.19 g | |
| Leucine | 0.36 g | |
| Lysine | 0.17 g | |
| Methionine | 0.09 g | |
| Cystine | 0.1 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.25 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.16 g | |
| Valine | 0.23 g | |
| Histidine | 0.12 g | |
| Fat | 18.8 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 6 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.3 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.98 g | |
| Saturated | 10.5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 72.8 mg | |
| Calcium | 68.9 mg | 7% |
| Copper | 0.09 mg | 10% |
| Iron | 1.8 mg | 10% |
| Magnesium | 16.9 mg | 5% |
| Manganese | 0.45 mg | 25% |
| Phosphorus | 118 mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 74.7 mg | 2% |
| Selenium | 13.1 µg | 24% |
| Sodium | 131 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.45 mg | 6% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.25 mg | 23% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.23 mg | 21% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.9 mg | 14% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.29 mg | 6% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.03 mg | 2% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 60.6 µg | 15% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.11 µg | 5% |
| Choline | 28.9 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin A | 150 µg | 21% |
| Vitamin C | 0.04 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 6.6 IU | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 1.4 mg | 9% |
| Vitamin K | 1.8 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
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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