Recipes · Greek · Bakery
Koulourakia
One serving has 269 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (28%), thiamin (24%) and riboflavin (21%). Ready in 40 minutes.
- Preparation: 25 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (74.5 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, sesame
Ingredients
- 30 g Flour, all-purpose
- 12 g Butter, unsalted
- 10 g Sugar
- 15 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 5 g Orange juice
- 0.5 g Baking powder
- 2 g Sesame seeds
Method
- Makes 3 cookies as one serving; multiply the ingredients by 12 for a batch of about 36. Cream the butter with the sugar until light, then beat in most of the egg and the orange juice.
- Mix in the flour and baking powder to a soft dough.
- Divide into 3 pieces, roll each into a rope, and twist or braid into shape.
- Brush with the remaining egg and scatter with the sesame seeds.
- Bake at 180 °C (355 °F) for 12-15 minutes until golden.
- Cool on the tray before serving.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 269 kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 34.1 g | |
| Water | 21.5 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.1 g | 4% |
| Protein | 5.5 g | 11% |
| Tryptophan | 0.07 g | |
| Threonine | 0.19 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.23 g | |
| Leucine | 0.41 g | |
| Lysine | 0.23 g | |
| Methionine | 0.13 g | |
| Cystine | 0.11 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.28 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.19 g | |
| Valine | 0.28 g | |
| Histidine | 0.13 g | |
| Fat | 12.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 3.8 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1 g | |
| Saturated | 6.7 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.01 g | |
| Cholesterol | 81.6 mg | |
| Calcium | 72.8 mg | 7% |
| Copper | 0.14 mg | 16% |
| Iron | 2 mg | 11% |
| Magnesium | 16.4 mg | 5% |
| Manganese | 0.26 mg | 14% |
| Phosphorus | 128 mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 75.3 mg | 2% |
| Selenium | 15.7 µg | 28% |
| Sodium | 63.1 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.57 mg | 7% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.26 mg | 24% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.23 mg | 21% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.9 mg | 14% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.39 mg | 8% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.06 mg | 5% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 65.8 µg | 16% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.15 µg | 6% |
| Choline | 47.1 mg | 11% |
| Vitamin A | 107 µg | 15% |
| Vitamin C | 2.5 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 12.3 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.51 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 0.98 µg | 1% |
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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