Recipes · Moroccan · Bakery

Qrashel (Sesame Anise Rolls)

One serving has 267 kcal and 8 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (46%), selenium (41%), riboflavin (32%), folate (29%), niacin (28%) and copper (26%). Ready in 118 minutes.

Qrashel (Sesame Anise Rolls)
Photo: Lucyin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 100 min
  • Cooking: 18 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (91 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, sesame

Ingredients

  • 45 g Flour, bread (strong)
  • 15 g Milk, whole
  • 10 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 6 g Sugar
  • 1 g Yeast, active dry
  • 5 g Butter, unsalted
  • 3 g Sesame seeds
  • 0.5 g Anise seed
  • 5 g Water
  • 0.5 g Salt

Method

  1. Warm the milk and dissolve the yeast and a pinch of the sugar in it; let stand 10 minutes until foamy (this is 1 portion; multiply by 8 for a full batch of rolls).
  2. Mix the flour, remaining sugar, salt, anise seed and half the sesame seeds in a bowl; add the yeast mixture, egg, softened butter and orange blossom water (or plain water).
  3. Knead 8-10 minutes to a soft, smooth dough, then cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour until doubled.
  4. Shape into a round roll, place on a baking tray, brush with a little milk and scatter with the rest of the sesame seeds.
  5. Let rise 20 minutes more, then bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for 15-18 minutes until golden brown.
  6. Cool on a rack before serving with tea, coffee, honey or jam.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy267 kcal13%
Carbohydrates40.8 g
Water32.9 mL
Fiber1.8 g6%
Protein8.2 g17%
Tryptophan0.1 g
Threonine0.26 g
Isoleucine0.34 g
Leucine0.6 g
Lysine0.29 g
Methionine0.17 g
Cystine0.17 g
Phenylalanine0.41 g
Tyrosine0.26 g
Valine0.4 g
Histidine0.19 g
Fat7.9 g
Monounsaturated2.4 g
Polyunsaturated1.4 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.2 g
Saturated3.5 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol49.5 mg
Calcium63.6 mg6%
Copper0.23 mg26%
Iron2.8 mg16%
Magnesium26 mg8%
Manganese0.45 mg25%
Phosphorus105 mg15%
Potassium111 mg2%
Selenium22.7 µg41%
Sodium217 mg
Zinc0.91 mg11%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.51 mg46%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.35 mg32%
Niacin (vitamin B3)4 mg28%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.55 mg11%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.08 mg6%
Folate (vitamin B9)114 µg29%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.17 µg7%
Choline38.2 mg9%
Vitamin A57.2 µg8%
Vitamin C0.11 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)15.8 IU3%
Vitamin E0.42 mg3%
Vitamin K0.56 µg1%

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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