Recipes · Dutch · Cakes
Boterkoek (Dutch Butter Cake)
One serving has 226 kcal and 2 g protein. Ready in 45 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 30 min
- Makes: 1 serving (50 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 14 g Butter, soft
- 14 g Sugar
- 0.2 g Vanilla extract (or vanilla sugar)
- 0.2 g Lemon zest
- 18 g Flour, all-purpose (bloem)
- 0.1 g Salt
- 3.5 g Egg (for the dough and to brush)
Method
- Heat the oven to 175°C and butter a shallow 22 cm round tin.
- Beat the soft butter with the sugar, the vanilla and the lemon zest, then work in the flour, the salt and most of the egg, keeping a little back to brush, and knead quickly into a smooth, soft dough.
- Press the dough evenly into the tin with your fingers, about 1.5 cm thick, and smooth the top.
- Brush it with the egg kept back and draw a diamond pattern over the top with the tines of a fork.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden; the middle should stay soft and dense, not dry, as boterkoek is meant to be slightly chewy.
- Let it cool in the tin, then cut it into small wedges: it is rich, so pieces are small. In the Netherlands it is eaten with coffee or tea.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 226 kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 27.8 g | |
| Water | 7.3 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.51 g | 2% |
| Protein | 2.4 g | 5% |
| Tryptophan | 0.03 g | |
| Threonine | 0.08 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.09 g | |
| Leucine | 0.18 g | |
| Lysine | 0.08 g | |
| Methionine | 0.05 g | |
| Cystine | 0.05 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.12 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.08 g | |
| Valine | 0.11 g | |
| Histidine | 0.06 g | |
| Fat | 11.9 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 3.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.56 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.38 g | |
| Saturated | 7.2 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 43.1 mg | |
| Calcium | 8.5 mg | 1% |
| Copper | 0.03 mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.91 mg | 5% |
| Magnesium | 4.7 mg | 2% |
| Manganese | 0.13 mg | 7% |
| Phosphorus | 29.8 mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 28.4 mg | 1% |
| Selenium | 7.4 µg | 13% |
| Sodium | 45.8 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.19 mg | 2% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.14 mg | 13% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.11 mg | 10% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.1 mg | 8% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.15 mg | 3% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.01 mg | 1% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 35 µg | 9% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.05 µg | 2% |
| Choline | 12.9 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin A | 101 µg | 14% |
| Vitamin C | 0.26 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 2.9 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.4 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 1 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
0.1 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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