Recipes · Kazakh · Bread

Baursak

One serving has 430 kcal and 7 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (54%), vitamin K (41%), selenium (39%), riboflavin (34%), folate (34%) and niacin (28%). Ready in 85 minutes.

Baursak
Photo: Vidor, Public domain · source
  • Preparation: 78 min
  • Cooking: 7 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (122 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, gluten

Ingredients

  • 60 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 20 g Milk, whole
  • 1 g Yeast, active dry
  • 5 g Sugar
  • 0.5 g Salt
  • 20 g Vegetable oil
  • 15 g Water

Method

  1. Warm the milk and water together until lukewarm, then stir in the yeast and a pinch of the sugar; let stand for 10 minutes until foamy.
  2. Mix in the flour, remaining sugar and salt, and knead into a soft, smooth dough, about 8 minutes.
  3. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour, until doubled in size.
  4. Punch down the dough, divide into small pieces, and roll each into a smooth ball.
  5. Heat the oil in a deep pan to 170°C (340°F) and fry the balls in batches, turning often, for 3-4 minutes until puffed and golden-brown all over.
  6. Drain on paper towels and serve warm, on their own or with jam.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy430 kcal20%
Carbohydrates52.2 g
Water39.8 mL
Fiber1.9 g6%
Protein7.2 g15%
Tryptophan0.09 g
Threonine0.22 g
Isoleucine0.27 g
Leucine0.51 g
Lysine0.22 g
Methionine0.13 g
Cystine0.14 g
Phenylalanine0.36 g
Tyrosine0.23 g
Valine0.31 g
Histidine0.17 g
Fat21.3 g
Monounsaturated4.8 g
Polyunsaturated11.8 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-610.3 g
Saturated3.5 g
Trans-Fats0.14 g
Cholesterol2 mg
Calcium32.5 mg3%
Copper0.1 mg11%
Iron2.8 mg16%
Magnesium15.9 mg5%
Manganese0.41 mg23%
Phosphorus88 mg13%
Potassium100 mg2%
Selenium21.2 µg39%
Sodium205 mg
Zinc0.58 mg7%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.59 mg54%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.37 mg34%
Niacin (vitamin B3)4 mg28%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.47 mg9%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.05 mg4%
Folate (vitamin B9)134 µg34%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.09 µg4%
Choline3.2 mg1%
Vitamin A9.2 µg1%
Vitamin C0 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)10.2 IU2%
Vitamin E1.8 mg12%
Vitamin K37 µg41%

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: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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