Recipes · Luxembourgish · Bread
Boxemännchen (St Nicholas Sweet Bread Man)
One serving has 308 kcal and 8 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (45%), selenium (39%), riboflavin (34%), folate (30%), niacin (24%) and manganese (20%). Ready in 148 minutes.
- Preparation: 130 min
- Cooking: 18 min
- Makes: 1 serving (102 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 50 g Flour, plain
- 25 g Milk, whole, lukewarm
- 0.8 g Yeast, dried
- 6 g Sugar
- 0.3 g Salt
- 6 g Egg
- 8 g Butter, soft
- 3 g Raisins, for the eyes and buttons
- 3 g Egg yolk, to glaze
Method
- Stir the yeast and a pinch of the sugar into the lukewarm milk and leave for 10 minutes until foamy.
- Mix the flour with the rest of the sugar and the salt, add the yeasty milk, the egg and the soft butter, and knead for 10 minutes to a smooth, soft, silky dough. Cover and leave to rise for 1 hour, until doubled.
- Knock back the dough and cut it into pieces of about 95 g, one for each man. Roll each into an oblong about 15 cm long and flatten it slightly.
- Pinch in a neck about a third of the way down to make the head. With a sharp knife or scissors, cut in from both sides below the neck for the arms, and up from the bottom for the legs, then spread the arms and legs a little apart.
- Lay the men on a baking tray lined with baking paper and press in raisins for the eyes and the buttons. Cover and leave to rise for 30 minutes. Heat the oven to 180 °C.
- Brush with the egg yolk, beaten with a few drops of water, and bake for 15-18 minutes, until golden brown.
- Cool on a rack. They are baked for Kleeschen, Saint Nicholas, on 6 December, and eaten fresh, plain or with butter.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 308 kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 48.2 g | |
| Water | 35.9 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.7 g | 6% |
| Protein | 7.7 g | 16% |
| Tryptophan | 0.09 g | |
| Threonine | 0.25 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.3 g | |
| Leucine | 0.57 g | |
| Lysine | 0.3 g | |
| Methionine | 0.15 g | |
| Cystine | 0.14 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.38 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.26 g | |
| Valine | 0.36 g | |
| Histidine | 0.18 g | |
| Fat | 9.2 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 2.7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.74 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.57 g | |
| Saturated | 5.1 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 74.6 mg | |
| Calcium | 47.1 mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.1 mg | 11% |
| Iron | 2.6 mg | 14% |
| Magnesium | 16.1 mg | 5% |
| Manganese | 0.36 mg | 20% |
| Phosphorus | 109 mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 130 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 21.6 µg | 39% |
| Sodium | 140 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.67 mg | 8% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.5 mg | 45% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.37 mg | 34% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 3.3 mg | 24% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.61 mg | 12% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.07 mg | 5% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 119 µg | 30% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.24 µg | 10% |
| Choline | 47.9 mg | 11% |
| Vitamin A | 87.3 µg | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 0.07 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 24.2 IU | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 0.46 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 0.93 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: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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