Recipes · German · Gingerbread
Aachener Printen
One serving has 273 kcal and 4 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (67%), selenium (31%), thiamin (26%), magnesium (24%) and copper (22%). Ready in 105 minutes.
- Preparation: 90 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (87.1 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegan, Dairy-free
- Contains: gluten
Ingredients
- 35 g Flour, all-purpose
- 25 g Molasses
- 10 g Sugar, brown
- 1 g Cinnamon
- 0.5 g Anise seed
- 0.2 g Cloves
- 0.3 g Cardamom
- 0.3 g Coriander seeds
- 0.3 g Allspice
- 0.5 g Ginger, ground
- 1 g Baking soda
- 5 g Water
- 8 g Candied fruit
Method
- Makes about 2 bars (one serving). Warm the molasses with the brown sugar until the sugar dissolves, then let cool slightly.
- Stir the cinnamon, anise, cloves, cardamom, coriander, allspice and ginger into the warm syrup.
- Dissolve the baking soda in the water and stir it in, then work in the flour and candied fruit to a stiff, smooth dough.
- Cover and rest the dough for at least 1 hour (overnight develops more flavour) at room temperature.
- Roll the dough about 1 cm thick and cut into two bars; bake at 190 °C (375 °F) for 12-15 minutes until set but still slightly soft in the middle.
- Cool completely; the printen firm up and turn properly chewy after a day or two in an airtight tin.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 273 kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 64 g | |
| Water | 16.4 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.1 g | 7% |
| Protein | 3.9 g | 8% |
| Tryptophan | 0.05 g | |
| Threonine | 0.1 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.13 g | |
| Leucine | 0.25 g | |
| Lysine | 0.08 g | |
| Methionine | 0.07 g | |
| Cystine | 0.08 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.19 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.11 g | |
| Valine | 0.15 g | |
| Histidine | 0.08 g | |
| Fat | 0.61 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 0.14 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.19 g | |
| Saturated | 0.1 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Calcium | 86.7 mg | 9% |
| Copper | 0.2 mg | 22% |
| Iron | 3.4 mg | 19% |
| Magnesium | 74.6 mg | 24% |
| Manganese | 1.2 mg | 67% |
| Phosphorus | 52.3 mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 452 mg | 10% |
| Selenium | 16.9 µg | 31% |
| Sodium | 296 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.43 mg | 5% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.29 mg | 26% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.18 mg | 16% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.4 mg | 17% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.38 mg | 8% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.2 mg | 15% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 64.5 µg | 16% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0 µg | 0% |
| Choline | 4.1 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 0.42 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.39 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.12 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 0.73 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
0.09 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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