Recipes · Montenegrin · Breakfast
Priganice (Montenegrin Yeast Fritters with Honey)
One serving has 392 kcal and 7 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (53%), selenium (37%), vitamin E (34%), folate (33%), riboflavin (31%) and niacin (28%). Ready in 95 minutes.

- Preparation: 75 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Makes: 1 serving (150 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegetarian, Dairy-free
- Contains: gluten, honey
Ingredients
- 60 g Flour, all-purpose
- 55 g Water, lukewarm
- 1 g Yeast, active dry
- 1 g Sugar
- 0.5 g Salt
- 12 g Sunflower oil, for frying
- 20 g Honey, to serve
Method
- Stir the yeast and sugar into a little of the lukewarm water (about 35 °C) and leave for 10 minutes, until it foams.
- Mix the flour and salt in a bowl, pour in the yeast and the rest of the water and beat with a wooden spoon for 5 minutes into a soft, sticky dough, much softer than a bread dough.
- Cover and leave in a warm place for 1 hour, until it has doubled and is full of bubbles.
- Heat about 4 cm of oil in a deep pan to 170 °C. Dip a tablespoon in cold water, scoop up a walnut-sized piece of dough without knocking the air out of the rest, and slide it into the oil. Fry a few at a time for 3-4 minutes, turning them, until puffed and golden brown all over.
- Lift them out with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper. Dip the spoon in water again before each one so the dough slides off.
- Serve warm, drizzled with honey. In Montenegro priganice are just as often eaten with young cheese, kajmak or jam.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 392 kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 63.7 g | |
| Water | 65.6 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.9 g | 7% |
| Protein | 6.7 g | 14% |
| Tryptophan | 0.08 g | |
| Threonine | 0.19 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.23 g | |
| Leucine | 0.46 g | |
| Lysine | 0.17 g | |
| Methionine | 0.12 g | |
| Cystine | 0.14 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.33 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.2 g | |
| Valine | 0.27 g | |
| Histidine | 0.15 g | |
| Fat | 12.7 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 2.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 8.1 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 8.1 g | |
| Saturated | 1.3 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Calcium | 12.3 mg | 1% |
| Copper | 0.1 mg | 11% |
| Iron | 2.9 mg | 16% |
| Magnesium | 14.7 mg | 5% |
| Manganese | 0.43 mg | 24% |
| Phosphorus | 72 mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 84.2 mg | 2% |
| Selenium | 20.6 µg | 37% |
| Sodium | 199 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.55 mg | 7% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.58 mg | 53% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.34 mg | 31% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 4 mg | 28% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.41 mg | 8% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.05 mg | 4% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 134 µg | 33% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0 µg | 0% |
| Choline | 0.78 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 5.1 mg | 34% |
| Vitamin K | 0.83 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
0.1 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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