Recipes · Palestinian · Bread
Maltout (Olive Oil Flatbread)
One serving has 388 kcal and 7 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (50%), selenium (43%), riboflavin (32%), folate (32%), manganese (30%) and niacin (30%). Ready in 40 minutes.
- Preparation: 25 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (126 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegan, Dairy-free
- Contains: gluten
Ingredients
- 70 g Flour, all-purpose
- 40 g Water
- 1 g Salt
- 0.3 g Turmeric
- 15 g Olive oil
Method
- Mix the flour, salt and turmeric, then work in the water to a soft dough; knead 5 minutes until smooth.
- Rest the dough for 20 minutes, then roll it out thin.
- Brush generously with olive oil, fold the dough over itself two or three times to create oily layers, then roll out again to about 1 cm thick.
- Bake on a hot griddle for 8-10 minutes a side, or in an oven at 220 °C (425 °F) for 12-15 minutes total, until golden and crisp at the edges.
- Serve warm for breakfast with za'atar, olive oil, tea or yogurt, as is traditional during the olive harvest.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 388 kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 53.6 g | |
| Water | 48.3 mL | |
| Fiber | 2 g | 7% |
| Protein | 7.3 g | 15% |
| Tryptophan | 0.09 g | |
| Threonine | 0.2 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.25 g | |
| Leucine | 0.5 g | |
| Lysine | 0.16 g | |
| Methionine | 0.13 g | |
| Cystine | 0.15 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.37 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.22 g | |
| Valine | 0.29 g | |
| Histidine | 0.16 g | |
| Fat | 15.7 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 11 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.9 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.7 g | |
| Saturated | 2.2 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Calcium | 12.6 mg | 1% |
| Copper | 0.11 mg | 12% |
| Iron | 3.5 mg | 19% |
| Magnesium | 16.4 mg | 5% |
| Manganese | 0.54 mg | 30% |
| Phosphorus | 76.5 mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 81.4 mg | 2% |
| Selenium | 23.8 µg | 43% |
| Sodium | 391 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.51 mg | 6% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.55 mg | 50% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.35 mg | 32% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 4.1 mg | 30% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.31 mg | 6% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.03 mg | 2% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 128 µg | 32% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0 µg | 0% |
| Choline | 0.19 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 2.3 mg | 16% |
| Vitamin K | 9.3 µg | 10% |
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
0.08 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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