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.

- 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
- Warm the milk, dissolve the yeast and sugar in it, and let stand 10 minutes until foamy.
- 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.
- 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.
- Place close together with other buns in a round pan so they touch and rise into a honeycomb pattern; let rise 20 minutes more.
- Brush with milk, scatter with sesame seeds and bake at 190 °C (375 °F) for 18-20 minutes until golden.
- 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
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 328 kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 50.9 g | |
| Water | 48.2 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.6 g | 6% |
| Protein | 7 g | 15% |
| Tryptophan | 0.09 g | |
| Threonine | 0.22 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.28 g | |
| Leucine | 0.54 g | |
| Lysine | 0.3 g | |
| Methionine | 0.15 g | |
| Cystine | 0.12 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.35 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.25 g | |
| Valine | 0.34 g | |
| Histidine | 0.17 g | |
| Fat | 11.1 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 3 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.82 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.69 g | |
| Saturated | 6.2 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.18 g | |
| Cholesterol | 28.6 mg | |
| Calcium | 62.4 mg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.12 mg | 13% |
| Iron | 2.3 mg | 13% |
| Magnesium | 18.4 mg | 6% |
| Manganese | 0.35 mg | 19% |
| Phosphorus | 101 mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 124 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 18 µg | 33% |
| Sodium | 255 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.68 mg | 9% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.49 mg | 45% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.35 mg | 32% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 3.2 mg | 23% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.52 mg | 10% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.06 mg | 5% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 110 µg | 27% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.15 µg | 6% |
| Choline | 9.4 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 91 µg | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 0.09 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 10.3 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.37 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 0.87 µg | 1% |
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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