Recipes · Saudi Arabian · Bakery

Khaliat Nahl (Honeycomb Bread)

One serving has 328 kcal and 7 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (45%), selenium (33%), riboflavin (32%), folate (27%) and niacin (23%). Ready in 102 minutes.

Khaliat Nahl (Honeycomb Bread)
Photo: Meso1996, CC BY 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 80 min
  • Cooking: 22 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (119 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, gluten, honey, sesame

Ingredients

  • 45 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 20 g Milk, whole
  • 1 g Yeast, active dry
  • 4 g Sugar
  • 0.5 g Salt
  • 5 g Butter, unsalted
  • 5 g Yogurt, plain
  • 15 g Cream cheese
  • 12 g Honey
  • 10 g Water
  • 1 g Sesame seeds

Method

  1. Warm the milk, dissolve the yeast and sugar in it, and let stand 10 minutes until foamy.
  2. Mix in the flour, salt, softened butter and yogurt; knead 8 minutes to a soft dough, then cover and let rise 1 hour until doubled.
  3. Shape into a ball, flatten slightly, and press a well into the centre; tuck a spoonful of cream cheese into the well and pinch the dough closed around it.
  4. Place close together with other buns in a round pan so they touch and rise into a honeycomb pattern; let rise 20 minutes more.
  5. Brush with milk, scatter with sesame seeds and bake at 190 °C (375 °F) for 18-20 minutes until golden.
  6. Warm the honey with the water, drizzle over the hot buns as soon as they come out of the oven, and serve warm.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy328 kcal16%
Carbohydrates50.9 g
Water48.2 mL
Fiber1.6 g6%
Protein7 g15%
Tryptophan0.09 g
Threonine0.22 g
Isoleucine0.28 g
Leucine0.54 g
Lysine0.3 g
Methionine0.15 g
Cystine0.12 g
Phenylalanine0.35 g
Tyrosine0.25 g
Valine0.34 g
Histidine0.17 g
Fat11.1 g
Monounsaturated3 g
Polyunsaturated0.82 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.69 g
Saturated6.2 g
Trans-Fats0.18 g
Cholesterol28.6 mg
Calcium62.4 mg6%
Copper0.12 mg13%
Iron2.3 mg13%
Magnesium18.4 mg6%
Manganese0.35 mg19%
Phosphorus101 mg14%
Potassium124 mg3%
Selenium18 µg33%
Sodium255 mg
Zinc0.68 mg9%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.49 mg45%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.35 mg32%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3.2 mg23%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.52 mg10%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.06 mg5%
Folate (vitamin B9)110 µg27%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.15 µg6%
Choline9.4 mg2%
Vitamin A91 µg13%
Vitamin C0.09 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)10.3 IU2%
Vitamin E0.37 mg2%
Vitamin K0.87 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

0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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