Recipes · Moldovan · Pies
Plăcintă (Moldovan Sweet Cheese Pastry)
One serving has 401 kcal and 14 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (45%), riboflavin (35%), thiamin (31%), vitamin K (31%), phosphorus (26%) and folate (22%). Ready in 29 minutes.
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 9 min
- Makes: 1 serving (169 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 40 g Flour, all-purpose
- 15 g Vegetable oil
- 20 g Water
- 0.3 g Salt
- 70 g Cottage cheese
- 15 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 8 g Sugar
- 0.5 g Vanilla extract
Method
- Mix the flour, half the oil, the water and salt into a soft, elastic dough; cover and rest for 20 minutes.
- Mix the cottage cheese with the egg, sugar and vanilla to make the filling.
- Roll or stretch the dough out into a thin circle, spoon the cheese filling into the centre, and fold the edges over to enclose it, then gently flatten into a disc.
- Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan over medium heat and cook the plăcintă for 4-5 minutes per side until golden brown and the filling is heated through.
- Serve warm, dusted with a little extra sugar if you like.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 401 kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 41.1 g | |
| Water | 92.3 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.1 g | 4% |
| Protein | 13.8 g | 29% |
| Tryptophan | 0.18 g | |
| Threonine | 0.55 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.66 g | |
| Leucine | 1.2 g | |
| Lysine | 0.88 g | |
| Methionine | 0.32 g | |
| Cystine | 0.17 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.71 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.62 g | |
| Valine | 0.82 g | |
| Histidine | 0.37 g | |
| Fat | 19.8 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 4.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 9.1 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 8 g | |
| Saturated | 4 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.11 g | |
| Cholesterol | 67.7 mg | |
| Calcium | 73.3 mg | 7% |
| Copper | 0.09 mg | 10% |
| Iron | 2.2 mg | 12% |
| Magnesium | 16.5 mg | 5% |
| Manganese | 0.28 mg | 16% |
| Phosphorus | 184 mg | 26% |
| Potassium | 137 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 25 µg | 45% |
| Sodium | 360 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.76 mg | 10% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.34 mg | 31% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.38 mg | 35% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.4 mg | 17% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.8 mg | 16% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.08 mg | 6% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 88.7 µg | 22% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.43 µg | 18% |
| Choline | 57 mg | 13% |
| Vitamin A | 49.9 µg | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 14.4 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 1.5 mg | 10% |
| Vitamin K | 27.8 µg | 31% |
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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