Recipes · Moroccan · Desserts
Gazelle Ankles (Kaab el Ghazal)
One serving has 549 kcal and 12 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin E (76%), manganese (58%), copper (56%), magnesium (41%), riboflavin (41%) and phosphorus (35%). Ready in 60 minutes.
- Preparation: 45 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (111 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, gluten, nut
Ingredients
- 45 g Almond flour
- 18 g Sugar
- 8 g Butter, unsalted
- 6 g Water
- 0.3 g Cinnamon
- 25 g Flour, all-purpose
- 6 g Vegetable oil
- 3 g Sugar, powdered
Method
- Knead the almond flour with the sugar, melted butter, orange blossom water (or plain water) and cinnamon into a smooth, pliable paste; this makes about 4 crescents (multiply by 6 for a batch of roughly 24).
- Roll the paste into thin finger-lengths and set aside.
- Mix the flour, oil, a splash of water and a pinch of salt into a smooth, elastic dough; rest 15 minutes, then roll out paper-thin.
- Cut strips of dough, lay an almond finger along the edge, roll up and bend into a crescent, pinching the seam and trimming the excess dough.
- Prick each crescent a few times with a pin and bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for 12-15 minutes until pale golden, not browned.
- Cool completely and dust lightly with powdered sugar before serving.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 549 kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 48.7 g | |
| Water | 12.3 mL | |
| Fiber | 5.3 g | 18% |
| Protein | 12.3 g | 26% |
| Tryptophan | 0.12 g | |
| Threonine | 0.38 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.41 g | |
| Leucine | 0.85 g | |
| Lysine | 0.34 g | |
| Methionine | 0.13 g | |
| Cystine | 0.18 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.65 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.32 g | |
| Valine | 0.47 g | |
| Histidine | 0.33 g | |
| Fat | 36.4 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 18.3 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 9.3 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 8.8 g | |
| Saturated | 6.8 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.05 g | |
| Cholesterol | 17.2 mg | |
| Calcium | 115 mg | 12% |
| Copper | 0.5 mg | 56% |
| Iron | 2.7 mg | 15% |
| Magnesium | 127 mg | 41% |
| Manganese | 1.1 mg | 58% |
| Phosphorus | 246 mg | 35% |
| Potassium | 327 mg | 7% |
| Selenium | 10.1 µg | 18% |
| Sodium | 10.4 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.5 mg | 19% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.28 mg | 25% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.45 mg | 41% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 3.1 mg | 22% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.26 mg | 5% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.06 mg | 5% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 68.1 µg | 17% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.01 µg | 0% |
| Choline | 25 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 54.8 µg | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 0.01 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 11.4 mg | 76% |
| Vitamin K | 11.8 µg | 13% |
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: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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