Recipes · Swiss · Bakery

Basler Läckerli

One serving has 317 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (32%), riboflavin (27%), vitamin E (26%), copper (22%) and thiamin (21%). Ready in 45 minutes.

Basler Läckerli
Photo: Manuel Schneider(bla) (+/-), CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 30 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (83.3 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Dairy-free
  • Contains: alcohol, gluten, honey, nut

Ingredients

  • 20 g Honey
  • 10 g Sugar
  • 25 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 15 g Almonds
  • 10 g Candied fruit
  • 0.3 g Cinnamon
  • 3 g Spirits

Method

  1. Warm the honey and sugar gently in a pan until the sugar dissolves, then take off the heat and stir in the flour, ground almonds, candied fruit, cinnamon and kirsch to a firm dough.
  2. Press the dough evenly into a small lined tray about 1 cm thick.
  3. Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 15-18 minutes until firm and golden at the edges.
  4. While still warm, brush with a thin sugar glaze if you like, then cut into small bars once cool. Makes 1 portion (2 bars); multiply by 12 for a full tray of 24.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy317 kcal15%
Carbohydrates57.3 g
Water10.8 mL
Fiber2.9 g10%
Protein5.9 g12%
Tryptophan0.06 g
Threonine0.16 g
Isoleucine0.2 g
Leucine0.4 g
Lysine0.14 g
Methionine0.07 g
Cystine0.09 g
Phenylalanine0.3 g
Tyrosine0.15 g
Valine0.23 g
Histidine0.14 g
Fat7.8 g
Monounsaturated4.8 g
Polyunsaturated1.9 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.9 g
Saturated0.61 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Calcium50.2 mg5%
Copper0.2 mg22%
Iron1.9 mg10%
Magnesium47 mg15%
Manganese0.58 mg32%
Phosphorus101 mg14%
Potassium154 mg3%
Selenium9.4 µg17%
Sodium11.4 mg
Zinc0.7 mg9%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.23 mg21%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.3 mg27%
Niacin (vitamin B3)2 mg15%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.19 mg4%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.04 mg3%
Folate (vitamin B9)52.8 µg13%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0 µg0%
Choline8.5 mg2%
Vitamin A0.15 µg0%
Vitamin C0.11 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E3.9 mg26%
Vitamin K0.2 µg0%

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

0.1 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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