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Gyeran-ppang (Korean Egg Bread)

One serving has 460 kcal and 20 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (92%), choline (74%), riboflavin (73%), phosphorus (71%), cobalamin (46%) and thiamin (41%). Ready in 30 minutes.

Gyeran-ppang (Korean Egg Bread)
Photo: travel oriented from Seoul, South Korea, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Cooking: 20 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (217 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, egg, gluten

Ingredients

  • 50 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 105 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 40 g Milk, whole
  • 15 g Sugar
  • 2 g Baking powder
  • 5 g Vegetable oil
  • 0.4 g Salt

Method

  1. Whisk the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt, then whisk in one of the eggs and the milk to make a smooth batter.
  2. Grease a small oven-proof cup or muffin tin with the oil and pour in batter to fill it about halfway.
  3. Crack a whole egg on top of the batter in each cup without breaking the yolk.
  4. Bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for 15-18 minutes, until the batter is risen and cooked through but the egg yolk is still a little soft.
  5. Let cool for a couple of minutes before easing out of the mold and serving warm.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy460 kcal22%
Carbohydrates56.3 g
Water121 mL
Fiber1.4 g5%
Protein19.6 g41%
Tryptophan0.25 g
Threonine0.78 g
Isoleucine0.95 g
Leucine1.6 g
Lysine1.2 g
Methionine0.52 g
Cystine0.4 g
Phenylalanine1 g
Tyrosine0.74 g
Valine1.2 g
Histidine0.48 g
Fat16.8 g
Monounsaturated5.3 g
Polyunsaturated5.2 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.06 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-64.4 g
Saturated4.9 g
Trans-Fats0.07 g
Cholesterol395 mg
Calcium259 mg26%
Copper0.16 mg18%
Iron4.4 mg24%
Magnesium28.4 mg9%
Manganese0.37 mg21%
Phosphorus494 mg71%
Potassium252 mg5%
Selenium50.8 µg92%
Sodium480 mg
Zinc1.9 mg23%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.45 mg41%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.8 mg73%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3.1 mg22%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)2 mg40%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.21 mg16%
Folate (vitamin B9)143 µg36%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)1.1 µg46%
Choline314 mg74%
Vitamin A186 µg27%
Vitamin C0 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)107 IU18%
Vitamin E1.6 mg11%
Vitamin K9.8 µg11%

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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