Recipes · Swedish · Desserts
Saffranspannkaka (Gotland Saffron Pancake)
One serving has 441 kcal and 11 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of riboflavin (45%), vitamin A (37%), cobalamin (36%), phosphorus (33%), selenium (31%) and pantothenic acid (27%). Ready in 100 minutes.

- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 70 min
- Makes: 1 serving (246 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free
- Contains: dairy, egg, nut
Ingredients
- 130 g Milk, whole
- 20 g Rice, short-grain (pudding rice)
- 0.05 g Saffron
- 8 g Sugar
- 2 g Butter, unsalted
- 6 g Almonds
- 25 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 0.2 g Salt
- 35 g Cream, heavy
- 20 g Dewberry jam (or blackberry jam)
Method
- Bring the milk to the boil, stir in the rice and simmer on low heat with a lid on for 30-35 minutes, stirring now and then, until thick and creamy. Let it cool.
- Crush the saffron with a pinch of the sugar in a mortar and stir it into the warm porridge.
- Heat the oven to 175°C and butter an ovenproof dish. Chop the almonds.
- Beat the egg with the rest of the sugar and the salt, and stir it into the porridge with the almonds and about half the cream.
- Pour into the dish and bake for 35-40 minutes, until set and golden on top.
- Whip the rest of the cream. Serve the pancake warm or at room temperature with the dewberry jam and the whipped cream.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 441 kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 46.3 g | |
| Water | 163 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.5 g | 5% |
| Protein | 10.9 g | 23% |
| Tryptophan | 0.15 g | |
| Threonine | 0.45 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.54 g | |
| Leucine | 0.95 g | |
| Lysine | 0.7 g | |
| Methionine | 0.27 g | |
| Cystine | 0.14 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.57 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.45 g | |
| Valine | 0.68 g | |
| Histidine | 0.29 g | |
| Fat | 24 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 7.6 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.1 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.8 g | |
| Saturated | 12.5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.44 g | |
| Cholesterol | 150 mg | |
| Calcium | 205 mg | 21% |
| Copper | 0.18 mg | 20% |
| Iron | 1.7 mg | 9% |
| Magnesium | 40.2 mg | 13% |
| Manganese | 0.38 mg | 21% |
| Phosphorus | 231 mg | 33% |
| Potassium | 315 mg | 7% |
| Selenium | 17.3 µg | 31% |
| Sodium | 185 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.3 mg | 16% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.21 mg | 19% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.5 mg | 45% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.2 mg | 9% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.3 mg | 27% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.15 mg | 12% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 70.8 µg | 18% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.87 µg | 36% |
| Choline | 103 mg | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 257 µg | 37% |
| Vitamin C | 2 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 109 IU | 18% |
| Vitamin E | 2.3 mg | 15% |
| Vitamin K | 1.7 µg | 2% |
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
0.5 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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