Oven-Baked Swedish Bacon Pancake (Flaskpannkaka)

Submitted by Jostlori

"This is a light and luscious pancake filled with bacon. This billowy cloud of goodness should be served with lingonberries and a dusting of powdered sugar."

 

• Ready In: 43mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 6 ounces salted pork fat or 6 ounces streaky bacon
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup flour
• 1 lemon, zest of
• 3 tablespoons butter
• powdered sugar
• lingonberry preserves
• sweetened whipped cream

directions

1. Preheat oven to 450°F.
2. To remove saltiness of pork, cover it in water in a small saucepan and boil for 2 minutes. Drain and repeat.
3. Cut pork fat into small cubes. Cook the pork in a large skillet until crisp, then drain on paper towels.
4. In a food processor, combine the eggs, milk, flour and lemon zest. Process until blended (or whisk in a large bowl).
5. Place a 3 quart paella pan (or other low-rimed oven-proof pan) in the oven with the butter until the butter melts. Remove the pan from the oven and tilt until the butter evenly covers the bottom.
6. Pour the batter into the pan and sprinkle the pork pieces evenly over the batter.
7. Return the pan to the oven and bake until golden and fluffy, about 20 minutes.
8. Serve at once. Dust with powdered sugar and serve with berries and whipped cream.

Reviews

[Baby Kato]

Wow, was this good, we loved it. The pancake puffed up beautifully. The bacon is a great addition. Unfortunately I have not been able to locate any lingon berries...so I substituted with chopped apples it worked beautifully in this dish. So good. Thank you for sharing a recipe that we will enjoy again. Made for Whats on the Menu? tag game. We garnished the pancake with icing sugar or maple syrup.

 

[Chef Jean]

Really loved the flavor and texture of this pancake, but I would cut back on the butter next time. I would use just enough to coat the bottom of the pan as it made a pool on top of the cake while cooking. The preserves and sugar really balanced out the flavors of the pancake. Made for the Hot Pink Panthers, ZWT9