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| Matafan Pancakes with Bacon, Chives, Creme Fraiche & Potato |
If you are looking for a way to spice up your holidays this
year, Matafan may be the perfect start.
Matafan is a pancake/blini combo that can serve as the base for many
great toppings, and is neutral enough in flavor that you can season the pancake
batter however you desire.
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| Potatoes bake on a salt bed to absorb moisture |
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| Fluffy potatoes - the result of a ricer |
We used the batter in two ways: sticking with the original recipe for half a
batch and then spicing up the other half with chives and bacon. My personal favorite was the chive and bacon
batter.
To serve we garnished with fresh bacon bits, chives, and
crème fraiche.
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| Matafan - A Festive Holiday Breakfast! |
The beauty of this recipe is that you can make it ahead of
time by either preparing the batter and letting it set overnight to make fresh
matafan in the morning, maybe with a little bacon and eggs, or by freezing to
keep on hand for unexpected guests, or as an addition to a light lunch of soup
or salad.
To read more French Friday with Dorie Experiences on
Matafan:
Matafan is found in Around My French Table by Dorie
Greenspan on pages 356-357.
Oh, your toppings look fabulous! Now I want more of these :) Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry to hear about your surgery and hospital stay, Christy! I wish you a speedy recovery and am glad that you are back! Your matafan looks delicious and so festive with the cranberries. Take care.
ReplyDeleteI love your baked potato toppings on these potato pancakes. Great rendition!
ReplyDeleteMmm, didn't occur to me to flavour the batter itself. I bet the chives and bacon make the matafan that much more flavourful. Thanks for the tip!
ReplyDeleteHope your recovery is going well.
ReplyDeleteI used creme fraiche on ours as well - didn't think of bacon & chives (that's a great combo).
Looks great, love the idea of the chives and bacon too. Hope you are
ReplyDeletefeeling better this week, and all will be well soon.
I hope you feel better soon! No doubt these little beauties cheered you up. :-)
ReplyDeleteWOW...I'm impressed that you had surgery and a hospital stay and were up for a post. Your matafan looks so Christmassy...hopefully it cheered you up. Hope you recover quickly and you get back to all your normal life soon. Your photo is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI wish I had thought to add something to the batter. What a great idea! I thought these were a little bland on there own...Hope your recovery is going well!
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