Recipes · French · Bakery
Oranais (Apricot Pastry)
One serving has 645 kcal and 13 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (57%), riboflavin (50%), choline (43%), thiamin (36%), manganese (33%) and phosphorus (33%). Ready in 40 minutes.

- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Makes: 1 serving (262 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten, nut
Ingredients
- 60 g Puff pastry
- 80 g Apricots, raw
- 60 g Milk, whole
- 20 g Egg yolks, raw
- 20 g Sugar
- 8 g Flour, all-purpose
- 1 g Vanilla extract
- 8 g Almonds
- 5 g Sugar, powdered
Method
- Makes 1 pastry; multiply by 8 for a batch. Halve and stone the apricots.
- Make the pastry cream: whisk the milk with the vanilla in a pan and bring just to a simmer.
- Whisk the egg yolk with the sugar and flour until smooth, pour in a little hot milk to temper, then return it all to the pan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thick. Cool with a piece of cling film pressed onto the surface.
- Roll the puff pastry into an oval and place on a lined tray; spread the cooled pastry cream over the middle, leaving a border.
- Arrange the apricot halves, cut side up, over the cream, then fold in the two ends of the pastry and pinch the long edges up around the sides like a pair of glasses, scatter with the sliced almonds.
- Bake at 200 °C (400 °F) for 18-20 minutes until the pastry is puffed and deep golden.
- Cool for 10 minutes, then dust with powdered sugar before serving warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 645 kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 72.5 g | |
| Water | 139 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.7 g | 13% |
| Protein | 13.1 g | 27% |
| Tryptophan | 0.15 g | |
| Threonine | 0.44 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.56 g | |
| Leucine | 1 g | |
| Lysine | 0.63 g | |
| Methionine | 0.23 g | |
| Cystine | 0.2 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.62 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.44 g | |
| Valine | 0.64 g | |
| Histidine | 0.32 g | |
| Fat | 34.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 18.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 5 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.02 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 4.7 g | |
| Saturated | 9.2 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 223 mg | |
| Calcium | 133 mg | 13% |
| Copper | 0.26 mg | 29% |
| Iron | 3.1 mg | 17% |
| Magnesium | 48.1 mg | 16% |
| Manganese | 0.6 mg | 33% |
| Phosphorus | 230 mg | 33% |
| Potassium | 414 mg | 9% |
| Selenium | 31.2 µg | 57% |
| Sodium | 186 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.5 mg | 18% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.4 mg | 36% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.55 mg | 50% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 3.8 mg | 27% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.1 mg | 22% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.16 mg | 12% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 104 µg | 26% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.66 µg | 28% |
| Choline | 183 mg | 43% |
| Vitamin A | 181 µg | 26% |
| Vitamin C | 8 mg | 11% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 74.2 IU | 12% |
| Vitamin E | 3.7 mg | 24% |
| Vitamin K | 12.6 µg | 14% |
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
0.5 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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