Recipes · Albanian · Desserts
Ballokume
One serving has 545 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin A (36%), thiamin (34%), selenium (31%), folate (29%), riboflavin (26%) and niacin (21%). Ready in 52 minutes.
- Preparation: 35 min
- Cooking: 17 min
- Makes: 1 serving (118 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 32 g Butter, unsalted
- 24 g Sugar
- 28 g Flour, all-purpose
- 24 g Cornmeal, yellow
- 8 g Egg yolks, raw
- 2 g Vanilla extract
- 0.3 g Salt
Method
- Cream the softened butter with the sugar until light and pale.
- Mix in the vanilla extract and a pinch of salt, then work in the flour and coarse cornmeal (grixhë) until a firm dough forms; wrap and chill for 20 minutes.
- Roll the dough about 1 cm thick and cut into a flower or fan shape, or simple rounds, and place on a lined tray.
- Brush the tops with the beaten egg yolk for a golden shine.
- Bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for 15-18 minutes until pale gold at the edges but still soft in the centre.
- Cool completely on the tray before serving; the cookies firm up as they cool. Makes 1 serving (2 cookies); multiply by 6 for a dozen.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 545 kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 65 g | |
| Water | 16.4 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.7 g | 6% |
| Protein | 6.1 g | 13% |
| Tryptophan | 0.06 g | |
| Threonine | 0.19 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.24 g | |
| Leucine | 0.58 g | |
| Lysine | 0.21 g | |
| Methionine | 0.13 g | |
| Cystine | 0.12 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.3 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.2 g | |
| Valine | 0.29 g | |
| Histidine | 0.15 g | |
| Fat | 28.8 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 8.6 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.6 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.2 g | |
| Saturated | 17 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 156 mg | |
| Calcium | 23.4 mg | 2% |
| Copper | 0.07 mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2.6 mg | 14% |
| Magnesium | 15.1 mg | 5% |
| Manganese | 0.24 mg | 13% |
| Phosphorus | 93 mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 83.9 mg | 2% |
| Selenium | 17 µg | 31% |
| Sodium | 126 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.57 mg | 7% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.37 mg | 34% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.29 mg | 26% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.9 mg | 21% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.46 mg | 9% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.09 mg | 7% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 114 µg | 29% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.21 µg | 9% |
| Choline | 73.7 mg | 17% |
| Vitamin A | 252 µg | 36% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 17.4 IU | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 1 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin K | 2.4 µg | 3% |
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: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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