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Krajanec Czech Flatbread
Let's visit Slovácko, a unique Moravian region in the east of the Czech Republic, and bake Krajanec! This savory buttermilk bread pancake was traditionally served with sauces as a side dish instead of dumplings.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 2 big pieces
Calories: 815 kcal
Course:
Bread
Cuisine:
Czech
Ingredients
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 7 Tablespoons pork lard +1 Tbsp for brushing the dough (or unsalted butter)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 taspoon baking soda
For sprinkling:
- ½ teaspoon caraway seeds
- ½ teaspoon coarse salt
Instructions
- Put 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour combined with 1 taspoon baking soda into a mixing bowl. Pour in ½ cup buttermilk, then add 7 Tablespoons pork lard and ½ teaspoon salt. Work into a soft dough. Add some flour if the dough is too sticky.
- Divide the dough into two pieces and roll each into a flattened shape. Brush the rolled dough with melted lard, then roll it up.
- Roll each piece into a round flatbread about 8 inches (20 cm) in diameter.
- Use a knife to make shallow slanting cuts on the surface of the flatbreads. Sprinkle them with ½ teaspoon coarse salt and ½ teaspoon caraway seeds.
- Place the Krajanec flatbreads in the oven preheated to 400 °F and bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
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Notes
- SERVING:
- SERVING: Tear the cooled Krajanec and serve it instead of bread or dumplings with a sauce, goulash, or legume dishes.
- Pork lard gives the Krajanec bread an extraordinary flavor. For even more authenticity, you can swap pork lard for goose fat.
- In the Czech Republic, children used to stave off hunger with krajanec. They would break the freshly baked flatbread into pieces, tuck it into their pockets, and run outside to play with the other kids.
Nutrition Information
Calories
815kcal
(41%)
Carbohydrates
88g
(29%)
Protein
14g
(28%)
Fat
45g
(69%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
12g
Monounsaturated Fat
27g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
7mg
(2%)
Sodium
1366mg
(57%)
Potassium
208mg
(6%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
102IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
91mg
(9%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2big pieces
Amount Per Serving
Calories 815
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 815kcal | 41% |
| Carbohydrates | 88g | 29% |
| Protein | 14g | 28% |
| Fat | 45g | 69% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 12g | 71% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 27g | 135% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 7mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 1366mg | 57% |
| Potassium | 208mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 102IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 91mg | 9% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.