Recipes · Swiss · Bakery
Basler Brunsli (Basel Chocolate Almond Christmas Cookies)
One serving has 189 kcal and 4 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (29%), manganese (26%) and vitamin E (26%). Ready in 396 minutes.
- Preparation: 390 min
- Cooking: 6 min
- Makes: 1 serving (42.1 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegetarian, Dairy-free, Gluten-free
- Contains: alcohol, egg, nut
Ingredients
- 15 g Almonds, ground
- 16 g Sugar
- 0.1 g Cinnamon
- 0.02 g Cloves, ground
- 6 g Dark chocolate
- 4 g Egg white
- 1 g Kirsch
Method
- Mix the ground almonds with most of the sugar, the cinnamon and the cloves.
- Melt the chocolate gently over a pan of hot water and let it cool a little.
- Whisk the egg whites lightly, just until foamy, and add them with the chocolate and the kirsch to the almonds. Knead into a firm, slightly sticky dough.
- Sprinkle the work surface with the rest of the sugar and roll the dough out 8-10 mm thick. Cut out shapes, traditionally clover leaves and hearts, with cutters dipped in sugar.
- Lay them on a tray lined with baking paper and leave them to dry at room temperature for at least 6 hours, or overnight; this keeps their shape and their soft middle.
- Heat the oven to 250 °C and bake them in the middle of the oven for 4-6 minutes only. They should still feel soft; they firm up as they cool.
- Leave them to cool on the tray, then keep them in a tin, where they keep for weeks. Three are a serving.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 189 kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 22.1 g | |
| Water | 4.9 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.6 g | 9% |
| Protein | 4.1 g | 9% |
| Tryptophan | 0.04 g | |
| Threonine | 0.11 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.14 g | |
| Leucine | 0.26 g | |
| Lysine | 0.12 g | |
| Methionine | 0.04 g | |
| Cystine | 0.04 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.2 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.09 g | |
| Valine | 0.16 g | |
| Histidine | 0.09 g | |
| Fat | 10.1 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 5.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.9 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.9 g | |
| Saturated | 2 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0.18 mg | |
| Calcium | 46.3 mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.26 mg | 29% |
| Iron | 1.3 mg | 7% |
| Magnesium | 54.7 mg | 18% |
| Manganese | 0.47 mg | 26% |
| Phosphorus | 91.3 mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 160 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 1.9 µg | 3% |
| Sodium | 8.2 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.67 mg | 8% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.03 mg | 3% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.2 mg | 18% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 0.61 mg | 4% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.1 mg | 2% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.02 mg | 2% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 6.8 µg | 2% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.02 µg | 1% |
| Choline | 7.9 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 0.14 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 3.9 mg | 26% |
| Vitamin K | 0.5 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
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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