Recipes · Turkish · Bakery
Boyoz (Izmir Sesame Pastry)
One serving has 364 kcal and 8 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (47%), selenium (43%), vitamin E (35%), riboflavin (30%), folate (29%) and copper (28%). Ready in 172 minutes.
- Preparation: 155 min
- Cooking: 17 min
- Makes: 1 serving (102 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian, Dairy-free
- Contains: egg, gluten, sesame
Ingredients
- 55 g Flour, all-purpose
- 12 g Sunflower oil
- 5 g Tahini
- 2 g Lemon juice
- 20 g Water
- 0.5 g Salt
- 5 g Egg yolks, raw
- 2 g Sesame seeds
Method
- Mix the flour, water, lemon juice and salt into a smooth dough; knead well, then let rest, covered, for 30 minutes.
- Mix the sunflower oil with the tahini to make a smooth paste.
- Roll the dough out thin, spread with the tahini-oil paste, then fold and roll it up; let rest another 30 minutes.
- Repeat the rolling, spreading and folding once more, then shape into a ball and let rest a final 1-2 hours at room temperature.
- Flatten the ball into a thick, rough round disc, about 1.5 cm thick.
- Brush the top with the egg yolk and scatter with sesame seeds, then bake at 200 °C (400 °F) for 15-18 minutes until puffed and golden.
- Serve warm, traditionally with a hard-boiled egg and a glass of tea for breakfast.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 364 kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 43.8 g | |
| Water | 31.3 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.2 g | 7% |
| Protein | 7.7 g | 16% |
| Tryptophan | 0.11 g | |
| Threonine | 0.24 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.29 g | |
| Leucine | 0.55 g | |
| Lysine | 0.22 g | |
| Methionine | 0.16 g | |
| Cystine | 0.16 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.38 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.26 g | |
| Valine | 0.34 g | |
| Histidine | 0.18 g | |
| Fat | 17.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 4.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 9.9 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 9.9 g | |
| Saturated | 2.3 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 54.3 mg | |
| Calcium | 56.3 mg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.25 mg | 28% |
| Iron | 3.4 mg | 19% |
| Magnesium | 24.4 mg | 8% |
| Manganese | 0.5 mg | 28% |
| Phosphorus | 128 mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 96.5 mg | 2% |
| Selenium | 23.9 µg | 43% |
| Sodium | 204 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.89 mg | 11% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.52 mg | 47% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.33 mg | 30% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 3.6 mg | 26% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.43 mg | 9% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.07 mg | 5% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 115 µg | 29% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.1 µg | 4% |
| Choline | 42.9 mg | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 19.2 µg | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 0.77 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 10.9 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 5.2 mg | 35% |
| Vitamin K | 0.85 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
0.1 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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