Recipes · Belgian · Bakery

Pain à la Grecque

One serving has 395 kcal and 7 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (44%), selenium (35%), riboflavin (32%), folate (28%), vitamin A (23%) and niacin (22%). Ready in 107 minutes.

Pain à la Grecque
Photo: Michel wal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 90 min
  • Cooking: 17 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (111 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, egg, gluten

Ingredients

  • 45 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 20 g Butter, unsalted
  • 15 g Sugar
  • 20 g Milk, whole
  • 1 g Yeast, active dry
  • 10 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 0.3 g Salt

Method

  1. Makes 1 piece; multiply by 10 for a full batch of dough. Warm the milk, dissolve the yeast and a little of the sugar in it, and leave 10 minutes until foamy.
  2. Mix the flour, remaining sugar, salt and egg with the yeast milk to a smooth dough; knead 8 minutes, then wrap and chill 20 minutes.
  3. Roll out the dough, dot with two-thirds of the butter, fold over and roll again a few times to build up buttery layers.
  4. Shape into a small rectangular stick, brush the top with the remaining melted butter, sprinkle generously with coarse sugar, and let rise for 45 minutes.
  5. Bake at 200 °C (400 °F) for 15-18 minutes until golden and the sugar has caramelized slightly on top.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy395 kcal19%
Carbohydrates50.8 g
Water33.9 mL
Fiber1.5 g5%
Protein7.1 g15%
Tryptophan0.09 g
Threonine0.24 g
Isoleucine0.29 g
Leucine0.53 g
Lysine0.29 g
Methionine0.15 g
Cystine0.14 g
Phenylalanine0.36 g
Tyrosine0.24 g
Valine0.35 g
Histidine0.17 g
Fat18.3 g
Monounsaturated5.3 g
Polyunsaturated1 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.72 g
Saturated10.9 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol82.2 mg
Calcium40.3 mg4%
Copper0.09 mg10%
Iron2.3 mg13%
Magnesium14 mg5%
Manganese0.32 mg18%
Phosphorus96.4 mg14%
Potassium103 mg2%
Selenium19.4 µg35%
Sodium143 mg
Zinc0.62 mg8%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.48 mg44%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.35 mg32%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3.1 mg22%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.58 mg12%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.06 mg5%
Folate (vitamin B9)112 µg28%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.21 µg9%
Choline36.3 mg9%
Vitamin A162 µg23%
Vitamin C0 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)18.4 IU3%
Vitamin E0.69 mg5%
Vitamin K1.6 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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