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Äggakaka
Äggakaka: Skåne's thick oven egg cake with lingonberries
Äggakaka is the farmhouse egg cake of Skåne, Sweden's southernmost province: a thick, puffy batter of eggs, milk and flour baked in a hot pan until golden on top and custardy inside, cut into squares and eaten with lingonberries. In Skåne it usually comes with crisp fried pork belly; this vegetarian version leaves the pork out and adds a little butter-fried apple on the side. A common mistake is opening the oven early, which makes it sink. Chef's tip: heat the pan with the butter until it sizzles before pouring in the batter, so the base and edges crisp.
- Total time
- 45 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the batter
- 5 eggs
- 2 ½ cups whole milk
- 5 ½ oz plain flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 ⅜ oz butter
To serve
- 2 applessliced, fried in 10 g butter
- 6 tbsp lingonberry jam
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 425°F (fan 400°F). Whisk 5 ½ oz plain flour, ½ tsp salt, 1 tbsp sugar and half of 1 ¼ cups whole milk into a smooth batter, then whisk in the rest of 1 ¼ cups whole milk and 5 eggs.
Step 2: Put 1 ⅜ oz butter in a 25 × 30 cm baking dish or cast-iron pan and heat in the oven for 5 minutes, until sizzling.
5 minStep 3: Pour in the batter and bake for 30–35 minutes, until puffed and deep golden and the centre is set. Common mistake: opening the door early; it collapses.
35 minStep 4: Cut into squares and serve hot with 2 apples and 6 tbsp lingonberry jam.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 15 g
- Carbs
- 30 g
- Fat
- 16 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does äggakaka take?
- About 45 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 35 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of eggs?
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
- What can I use instead of whole milk?
- Semi-skimmed milk with 1 tbsp cream per 240ml (1 cup).
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