Recipes · Spanish · Bakery
Mantecadas
One serving has 280 kcal and 4 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of phosphorus (22%) and selenium (22%). Ready in 30 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (72.2 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 22 g Flour, all-purpose
- 18 g Sugar
- 15 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 15 g Butter, unsalted
- 1 g Baking powder
- 1 g Lemon zest
- 0.2 g Salt
Method
- Cream the melted butter (traditionally melted lard, manteca) with the sugar until well blended.
- Beat in the egg and the lemon zest.
- Sift in the flour, baking powder and salt, and fold in gently just until smooth; do not overmix.
- Spoon the batter into a paper muffin case set in a muffin tin, filling it about two-thirds full.
- Bake at 200°C (400°F) for 13-15 minutes until well risen and golden on top.
- Cool for a few minutes before eating; the top should be lightly cracked and golden. Makes 1 mantecada; multiply the ingredients by 8 for a batch.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 280 kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 35.3 g | |
| Water | 17.3 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.7 g | 2% |
| Protein | 4.3 g | 9% |
| Tryptophan | 0.05 g | |
| Threonine | 0.15 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.19 g | |
| Leucine | 0.33 g | |
| Lysine | 0.2 g | |
| Methionine | 0.1 g | |
| Cystine | 0.09 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.22 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.15 g | |
| Valine | 0.23 g | |
| Histidine | 0.1 g | |
| Fat | 13.8 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 4.1 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.83 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.59 g | |
| Saturated | 8.1 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.01 g | |
| Cholesterol | 88 mg | |
| Calcium | 90.5 mg | 9% |
| Copper | 0.05 mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1.4 mg | 8% |
| Magnesium | 7.5 mg | 2% |
| Manganese | 0.16 mg | 9% |
| Phosphorus | 156 mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 49.9 mg | 1% |
| Selenium | 12.3 µg | 22% |
| Sodium | 180 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.37 mg | 5% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.18 mg | 16% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.19 mg | 17% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.3 mg | 9% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.35 mg | 7% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.04 mg | 3% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 47.9 µg | 12% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.16 µg | 7% |
| Choline | 47 mg | 11% |
| Vitamin A | 127 µg | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 1.3 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 12.3 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.56 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 1.2 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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