Recipes · Maltese · Bread
Ħobż Malti (Maltese Bread)
One serving has 222 kcal and 8 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (59%), selenium (44%), niacin (37%), folate (36%), riboflavin (34%) and manganese (27%). Ready in 200 minutes.
- Preparation: 165 min
- Cooking: 35 min
- Makes: 1 serving (103 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegan, Dairy-free
- Contains: gluten
Ingredients
- 60 g Flour, bread (strong)
- 1.5 g Yeast, active dry
- 40 g Water
- 1 g Salt
Method
- Makes 1 portion; multiply by 6 for a whole loaf. Mix the flour, yeast, water and salt into a dough and knead for 8-10 minutes until smooth and elastic.
- Cover and let rise in a warm place for about 1.5-2 hours, until doubled in size.
- Knock back the dough, shape into a round loaf, and let it prove for 45 minutes more.
- Bake at 220 °C (425 °F), with a tray of water in the oven for steam, for 30-35 minutes, until deeply crusty and hollow-sounding when tapped underneath.
- Cool on a rack before slicing.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 222 kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 44.1 g | |
| Water | 48 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.8 g | 6% |
| Protein | 7.8 g | 16% |
| Tryptophan | 0.09 g | |
| Threonine | 0.22 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.29 g | |
| Leucine | 0.54 g | |
| Lysine | 0.19 g | |
| Methionine | 0.13 g | |
| Cystine | 0.17 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.38 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.21 g | |
| Valine | 0.34 g | |
| Histidine | 0.17 g | |
| Fat | 1.1 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 0.15 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.44 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.41 g | |
| Saturated | 0.16 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Calcium | 10.9 mg | 1% |
| Copper | 0.12 mg | 13% |
| Iron | 2.7 mg | 15% |
| Magnesium | 16.2 mg | 5% |
| Manganese | 0.48 mg | 27% |
| Phosphorus | 67.8 mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 74.4 mg | 2% |
| Selenium | 23.9 µg | 44% |
| Sodium | 391 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.63 mg | 8% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.65 mg | 59% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.37 mg | 34% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 5.1 mg | 37% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.47 mg | 9% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.04 mg | 3% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 145 µg | 36% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0 µg | 0% |
| Choline | 6.7 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.24 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 0.19 µg | 0% |
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
0.05 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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