Recipes · Austrian · Desserts
Knieküchle (Fried Yeast Pastry)
One serving has 323 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (33%), selenium (30%), riboflavin (25%), folate (23%) and vitamin A (20%). Ready in 120 minutes.
- Preparation: 110 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (88 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 40 g Flour, all-purpose
- 20 g Milk, whole
- 1.5 g Yeast, fresh
- 4 g Sugar
- 5 g Butter, unsalted
- 4 g Egg yolk
- 0.2 g Lemon zest
- 0.3 g Salt
- 10 g Clarified butter (Butterschmalz), for frying, the part absorbed
- 3 g Icing sugar
Method
- Warm the milk until lukewarm, stir in the crumbled yeast and a pinch of the sugar, and leave for 10 minutes until foamy.
- Mix the flour, the rest of the sugar, the salt and the lemon zest. Add the yeast milk, the egg yolk and the melted butter, and knead for 8-10 minutes into a soft, smooth dough that no longer sticks.
- Cover and leave in a warm place for 1 hour, until doubled.
- Divide the dough into pieces of about 70 g, shape each into a smooth ball, cover with a cloth and leave to rise for 20 minutes.
- Heat the clarified butter about 3 cm deep in a wide pan to 170 °C.
- Take a ball and pull it out from the middle with your fingertips (traditionally over the knee, which gives the pastry its name) into a round with a thick rim and a centre so thin it is almost see-through.
- Fry for 1-2 minutes on each side, spooning hot fat over the top, until the rim is golden brown and the thin centre pale and crisp. Drain on kitchen paper.
- Dust with icing sugar and eat warm.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 323 kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 38.9 g | |
| Water | 26.5 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.2 g | 4% |
| Protein | 5.6 g | 12% |
| Tryptophan | 0.07 g | |
| Threonine | 0.18 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.22 g | |
| Leucine | 0.41 g | |
| Lysine | 0.21 g | |
| Methionine | 0.11 g | |
| Cystine | 0.1 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.28 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.19 g | |
| Valine | 0.26 g | |
| Histidine | 0.13 g | |
| Fat | 16.1 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 4.7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.89 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.64 g | |
| Saturated | 9.5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 81.8 mg | |
| Calcium | 36.1 mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.07 mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2 mg | 11% |
| Magnesium | 11.7 mg | 4% |
| Manganese | 0.28 mg | 16% |
| Phosphorus | 82.2 mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 84.8 mg | 2% |
| Selenium | 16.8 µg | 30% |
| Sodium | 129 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.6 mg | 8% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.36 mg | 33% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.27 mg | 25% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.6 mg | 18% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.45 mg | 9% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.05 mg | 4% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 92 µg | 23% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.18 µg | 8% |
| Choline | 39.3 mg | 9% |
| Vitamin A | 143 µg | 20% |
| Vitamin C | 0.26 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 18.9 IU | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 0.61 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 1.4 µg | 2% |
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
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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