Recipes · Yemeni · Desserts
Bint al-Sahn
One serving has 550 kcal and 11 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (61%), selenium (58%), riboflavin (46%), folate (41%), niacin (33%) and vitamin A (30%). Ready in 90 minutes.
- Preparation: 65 min
- Cooking: 25 min
- Makes: 1 serving (166 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, honey
Ingredients
- 70 g Flour, all-purpose
- 1 g Yeast, active dry
- 25 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 20 g Ghee
- 25 g Water
- 5 g Sugar
- 20 g Honey
- 0.3 g Cumin
Method
- Mix the flour, yeast, sugar, egg and water to a soft, slightly sticky dough; knead for 8-10 minutes until smooth and elastic.
- Cover and let rise for 45-60 minutes until puffy.
- Divide into a few pieces and stretch or roll each one very thin, brushing generously with the melted ghee between each layer as you stack them into a round pan.
- Bake at 190 °C (375 °F) for 20-25 minutes until puffed and golden, and the layers separate slightly.
- While still warm, drizzle generously with the honey and scatter with nigella seeds (cumin seeds are used here as the nearest catalog stand-in).
- Pull apart at the layers to serve, while warm.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 550 kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 75.6 g | |
| Water | 55.9 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.2 g | 8% |
| Protein | 10.9 g | 23% |
| Tryptophan | 0.14 g | |
| Threonine | 0.36 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.44 g | |
| Leucine | 0.8 g | |
| Lysine | 0.42 g | |
| Methionine | 0.23 g | |
| Cystine | 0.23 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.55 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.36 g | |
| Valine | 0.53 g | |
| Histidine | 0.25 g | |
| Fat | 23.1 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 6.8 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.5 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.1 g | |
| Saturated | 13.3 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.01 g | |
| Cholesterol | 144 mg | |
| Calcium | 30.4 mg | 3% |
| Copper | 0.14 mg | 16% |
| Iron | 4 mg | 22% |
| Magnesium | 20.7 mg | 7% |
| Manganese | 0.51 mg | 28% |
| Phosphorus | 134 mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 136 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 31.7 µg | 58% |
| Sodium | 40.2 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.96 mg | 12% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.67 mg | 61% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.51 mg | 46% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 4.6 mg | 33% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.84 mg | 17% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.09 mg | 7% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 164 µg | 41% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.23 µg | 10% |
| Choline | 78.7 mg | 19% |
| Vitamin A | 208 µg | 30% |
| Vitamin C | 0.13 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 20.5 IU | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 0.99 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin K | 2 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
0.3 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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