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Şekerpare

One serving has 443 kcal and 8 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (47%), thiamin (37%), riboflavin (33%), folate (25%), manganese (24%) and niacin (22%). Ready in 32 minutes.

Şekerpare
Photo: Haeferl, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 17 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (140 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, nut

Ingredients

  • 40 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 10 g Semolina
  • 15 g Butter, unsalted
  • 30 g Sugar
  • 10 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 0.5 g Baking powder
  • 30 g Water
  • 4 g Almonds

Method

  1. Cream the butter with a little of the sugar, then beat in the egg.
  2. Mix in the flour, semolina and baking powder to a soft dough.
  3. Shape into 2 small balls, press an almond into the top of each, and place on a lined tray.
  4. Bake at 175 °C (350 °F) for 15-18 minutes until pale golden.
  5. Meanwhile, make a syrup by simmering the remaining sugar with the water for 5 minutes.
  6. Pour the warm syrup over the warm cookies as soon as they come out of the oven, and let them soak it up before serving. Makes 1 portion of 2 cookies; multiply by 10 for a full batch.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy443 kcal21%
Carbohydrates68.9 g
Water46.3 mL
Fiber2 g7%
Protein7.6 g16%
Tryptophan0.09 g
Threonine0.23 g
Isoleucine0.3 g
Leucine0.55 g
Lysine0.24 g
Methionine0.14 g
Cystine0.16 g
Phenylalanine0.39 g
Tyrosine0.23 g
Valine0.35 g
Histidine0.17 g
Fat15.6 g
Monounsaturated5.2 g
Polyunsaturated1.3 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.1 g
Saturated8.1 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol69.5 mg
Calcium65.7 mg7%
Copper0.13 mg14%
Iron2.7 mg15%
Magnesium26.3 mg8%
Manganese0.43 mg24%
Phosphorus149 mg21%
Potassium109 mg2%
Selenium26.1 µg47%
Sodium57.8 mg
Zinc0.66 mg8%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.41 mg37%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.36 mg33%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3.1 mg22%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.42 mg8%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.05 mg4%
Folate (vitamin B9)98.4 µg25%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.11 µg5%
Choline34.3 mg8%
Vitamin A119 µg17%
Vitamin C0 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)8.2 IU1%
Vitamin E1.6 mg11%
Vitamin K1.2 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: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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