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Cornulețe (Romanian Walnut Crescent Cookies)

One serving has 477 kcal and 7 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (44%), thiamin (34%), copper (33%), selenium (27%), riboflavin (23%) and folate (22%). Ready in 57 minutes.

Cornulețe (Romanian Walnut Crescent Cookies)
Photo: Cristian Bortes www.eyeem.com/bortescristian from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 40 min
  • Cooking: 17 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (103 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, gluten, nut

Ingredients

  • 40 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 20 g Butter, unsalted
  • 10 g Sour cream
  • 13 g Sugar
  • 15 g Walnuts
  • 5 g Sugar, powdered

Method

  1. Rub the butter into the flour until crumbly, then work in the sour cream and half the sugar to form a smooth dough; wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
  2. Mix the chopped walnuts with the remaining sugar for the filling.
  3. Roll the dough thin and cut into small triangles or squares.
  4. Place a little walnut filling at the wide end of each and roll up into a crescent.
  5. Bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for 15-18 minutes until pale golden.
  6. Cool, then dust with the powdered sugar before serving.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy477 kcal23%
Carbohydrates51 g
Water15.9 mL
Fiber2.1 g7%
Protein6.8 g14%
Tryptophan0.08 g
Threonine0.22 g
Isoleucine0.26 g
Leucine0.51 g
Lysine0.2 g
Methionine0.12 g
Cystine0.12 g
Phenylalanine0.34 g
Tyrosine0.21 g
Valine0.31 g
Histidine0.16 g
Fat28.3 g
Monounsaturated6.5 g
Polyunsaturated7.9 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-66.3 g
Saturated12.1 g
Trans-Fats0.08 g
Cholesterol48.9 mg
Calcium35.8 mg4%
Copper0.3 mg33%
Iron2.3 mg13%
Magnesium33.9 mg11%
Manganese0.79 mg44%
Phosphorus108 mg15%
Potassium127 mg3%
Selenium15 µg27%
Sodium6.6 mg
Zinc0.8 mg10%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.37 mg34%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.25 mg23%
Niacin (vitamin B3)2.5 mg18%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.33 mg7%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.1 mg8%
Folate (vitamin B9)89.1 µg22%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.06 µg3%
Choline11.6 mg3%
Vitamin A149 µg21%
Vitamin C0.29 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E0.7 mg5%
Vitamin K2.1 µg2%

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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