Recipes · Iraqi · Bakery
Kleicha (Iraqi Date-Filled Cookies)
One serving has 331 kcal and 5 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (38%), copper (26%), manganese (24%), selenium (24%), riboflavin (24%) and folate (24%). Ready in 60 minutes.
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- Preparation: 40 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Makes: 1 serving (91.6 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, gluten, sesame
Ingredients
- 35 g Flour, all-purpose
- 13 g Butter, unsalted
- 5 g Sugar
- 1 g Yeast, active dry
- 10 g Milk, whole
- 0.2 g Cardamom
- 0.3 g Salt
- 25 g Dates
- 0.1 g Cumin
- 2 g Sesame seeds
Method
- Makes 1 portion (2-3 cookies); multiply the ingredients by 8 for a full batch of about 24. Warm the milk slightly and stir in the yeast and a pinch of the sugar; leave for 10 minutes until foamy.
- Rub the butter into the flour, salt, remaining sugar and cardamom until crumbly, then mix in the yeasted milk to form a soft dough; cover and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.
- Mash the dates with a little extra butter and the cumin, a stand-in for the traditional nigella seed, into a smooth, thick paste.
- Divide the dough into small balls, flatten each, spoon a little date paste into the center, and pinch the dough closed around it; press gently into a flat round and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for 15-18 minutes until pale golden; kleicha stay light in color, not deeply browned.
- Cool completely on a wire rack before serving; they keep well in an airtight container for about a week.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 331 kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 52 g | |
| Water | 20.6 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.2 g | 11% |
| Protein | 5.3 g | 11% |
| Tryptophan | 0.06 g | |
| Threonine | 0.16 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.19 g | |
| Leucine | 0.37 g | |
| Lysine | 0.17 g | |
| Methionine | 0.1 g | |
| Cystine | 0.1 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.25 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.16 g | |
| Valine | 0.23 g | |
| Histidine | 0.12 g | |
| Fat | 12.3 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 3.6 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.82 g | |
| Saturated | 7 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 28.9 mg | |
| Calcium | 57.3 mg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.23 mg | 26% |
| Iron | 2.3 mg | 13% |
| Magnesium | 30.9 mg | 10% |
| Manganese | 0.43 mg | 24% |
| Phosphorus | 84.6 mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 251 mg | 5% |
| Selenium | 13.2 µg | 24% |
| Sodium | 124 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.66 mg | 8% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.42 mg | 38% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.26 mg | 24% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 3 mg | 21% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.54 mg | 11% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.11 mg | 8% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 94 µg | 24% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.07 µg | 3% |
| Choline | 7.2 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 95.3 µg | 14% |
| Vitamin C | 0.05 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 5.1 IU | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.4 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 1.7 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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