Recipes · Moroccan · Pancakes and Crepes

Baghrir (Thousand-Hole Semolina Pancakes)

One serving has 272 kcal and 7 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (72%), thiamin (46%), riboflavin (29%), folate (29%) and niacin (24%). Ready in 42 minutes.

Baghrir (Thousand-Hole Semolina Pancakes)
Photo: فاطمة الزهراء, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 30 min
  • Cooking: 12 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (160 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, gluten, honey

Ingredients

  • 40 g Semolina
  • 10 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 1 g Yeast, active dry
  • 0.5 g Baking powder
  • 0.3 g Salt
  • 90 g Water
  • 10 g Honey
  • 8 g Butter, unsalted

Method

  1. Blend the semolina, flour, yeast, baking powder and salt with the water into a smooth, thin, pourable batter; let it rest for 20 minutes until slightly bubbly.
  2. Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat with no oil, pour in a ladleful of batter, and cook without flipping for 2-3 minutes until the top is covered in tiny holes and fully set and dry.
  3. Repeat with the rest of the batter, stacking the cooked pancakes as you go.
  4. Melt the butter with the honey and warm gently until runny.
  5. Serve the pancakes warm, drizzled generously with the honey-butter so it soaks into all the holes.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy272 kcal13%
Carbohydrates45.5 g
Water99.2 mL
Fiber2.1 g7%
Protein6.6 g14%
Tryptophan0.08 g
Threonine0.19 g
Isoleucine0.26 g
Leucine0.45 g
Lysine0.16 g
Methionine0.11 g
Cystine0.17 g
Phenylalanine0.32 g
Tyrosine0.18 g
Valine0.29 g
Histidine0.14 g
Fat7.1 g
Monounsaturated2 g
Polyunsaturated0.45 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.34 g
Saturated4.1 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol17.2 mg
Calcium50.7 mg5%
Copper0.11 mg12%
Iron2.3 mg13%
Magnesium23 mg7%
Manganese0.33 mg18%
Phosphorus123 mg18%
Potassium102 mg2%
Selenium39.4 µg72%
Sodium162 mg
Zinc0.61 mg8%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.51 mg46%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.32 mg29%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3.4 mg24%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.43 mg9%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.06 mg5%
Folate (vitamin B9)115 µg29%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.01 µg0%
Choline2 mg0%
Vitamin A54.7 µg8%
Vitamin C0.05 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E0.31 mg2%
Vitamin K0.59 µg1%

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: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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