Recipes · Greek · Bread

Lazarakia

One serving has 414 kcal and 9 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (73%), selenium (47%), folate (45%), riboflavin (44%), manganese (36%) and niacin (36%). Ready in 98 minutes.

Lazarakia
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  • Preparation: 80 min
  • Cooking: 18 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (129 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, gluten, sesame

Ingredients

  • 70 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 2 g Yeast, active dry
  • 25 g Milk, whole
  • 8 g Sugar
  • 10 g Olive oil
  • 10 g Water
  • 0.1 g Saffron
  • 0.1 g Cloves
  • 0.5 g Salt
  • 3 g Sesame seeds

Method

  1. Makes 1 roll (one serving). Warm the milk, stir in the yeast and a pinch of the sugar, and leave 10 minutes until foamy.
  2. Steep the saffron in the warm water for a few minutes until it colours deeply.
  3. Mix the flour, remaining sugar, salt, olive oil, the yeast mixture and the saffron water into a smooth dough; knead well and prove 1 hour until doubled.
  4. Shape most of the dough into a small oblong body, and use thin strips of the rest to cross over it like swaddling bands, pressing two cloves in for eyes.
  5. Set on a lined tray, prove 20 minutes more, brush with a little water and scatter with sesame seeds.
  6. Bake at 190 °C (375 °F) for 15-18 minutes until golden.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy414 kcal20%
Carbohydrates64.3 g
Water40.6 mL
Fiber2.8 g10%
Protein9.4 g20%
Tryptophan0.12 g
Threonine0.29 g
Isoleucine0.35 g
Leucine0.67 g
Lysine0.31 g
Methionine0.18 g
Cystine0.18 g
Phenylalanine0.47 g
Tyrosine0.3 g
Valine0.42 g
Histidine0.22 g
Fat13.2 g
Monounsaturated8.2 g
Polyunsaturated2 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.9 g
Saturated2.2 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol2.5 mg
Calcium69.9 mg7%
Copper0.24 mg27%
Iron3.8 mg21%
Magnesium30.1 mg10%
Manganese0.65 mg36%
Phosphorus129 mg18%
Potassium144 mg3%
Selenium25.9 µg47%
Sodium208 mg
Zinc0.98 mg12%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.8 mg73%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.48 mg44%
Niacin (vitamin B3)5.1 mg36%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.67 mg13%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.09 mg7%
Folate (vitamin B9)179 µg45%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.11 µg5%
Choline5 mg1%
Vitamin A11.5 µg2%
Vitamin C0.09 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)12.8 IU2%
Vitamin E1.6 mg11%
Vitamin K6.5 µg7%

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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