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Berner Haselnusslebkuchen (Bernese Hazelnut Gingerbread)

One serving has 180 kcal and 3 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (56%) and copper (30%). Ready in 50 minutes.

Berner Haselnusslebkuchen (Bernese Hazelnut Gingerbread)
Photo: Sandstein, Sioux, Public domain · source
  • Preparation: 40 min
  • Cooking: 10 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (42.5 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Dairy-free
  • Contains: egg, gluten, nut

Ingredients

  • 15 g Ground hazelnuts
  • 12 g Sugar
  • 4 g Egg white
  • 3 g Candied orange and lemon peel
  • 0.3 g Cinnamon
  • 0.2 g Lemon zest
  • 2 g Flour, all-purpose (for rolling)
  • 5 g Icing sugar
  • 1 g Water

Method

  1. Mix the ground hazelnuts with the sugar, the finely chopped candied peel, the cinnamon and the lemon zest.
  2. Add the lightly beaten egg white a little at a time and knead to a firm, slightly sticky dough. Cover and leave it to rest for 30 minutes.
  3. Heat the oven to 200 °C. On a lightly floured surface, or between two sheets of baking paper, roll the dough out about 1 cm thick and cut it into rectangles, or into bears with a cutter.
  4. Lay them on a tray lined with baking paper and bake for 8-10 minutes, until lightly browned at the edges but still soft in the middle.
  5. Stir the icing sugar with the water to a thin glaze and brush it over the lebkuchen while they are still warm.
  6. Leave them to cool, then keep them in a tin for a day or two, where they soften and the flavour deepens.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy180 kcal8%
Carbohydrates23.8 g
Water6.3 mL
Fiber1.7 g6%
Protein2.9 g6%
Tryptophan0.04 g
Threonine0.1 g
Isoleucine0.12 g
Leucine0.22 g
Lysine0.1 g
Methionine0.05 g
Cystine0.06 g
Phenylalanine0.14 g
Tyrosine0.08 g
Valine0.15 g
Histidine0.08 g
Fat9.2 g
Monounsaturated6.8 g
Polyunsaturated1.2 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.2 g
Saturated0.67 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Calcium21.7 mg2%
Copper0.27 mg30%
Iron0.84 mg5%
Magnesium25.7 mg8%
Manganese1 mg56%
Phosphorus46.6 mg7%
Potassium114 mg2%
Selenium2 µg4%
Sodium9.9 mg
Zinc0.39 mg5%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.11 mg10%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.05 mg5%
Niacin (vitamin B3)0.4 mg3%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.16 mg3%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.09 mg7%
Folate (vitamin B9)20.8 µg5%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0 µg0%
Choline7 mg2%
Vitamin A0.23 µg0%
Vitamin C1.2 mg2%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E2.3 mg15%
Vitamin K2.2 µg2%

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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