Baked Pancake Casserole

Directions

1. 1

   Step 1

   

   Sift the flour. Rinse the berries and drain in a colander. Let excess liquid drip off. Prepare a mixer, a skillet, and a rectangular baking dish about 20 × 30 cm, as well as parchment paper, plastic wrap, and foil.

2. 2

   Step 2

   

   Whisk 1 egg with 2 tbsp sugar and a pinch of salt until smooth. Pour in the milk and mix well.

3. 3

   Step 3

   

   Combine the flour with the baking powder and add it in small portions to the milk-egg mixture. Mix vigorously to break up all lumps. The batter should have the consistency of 20% sour cream. It should be thicker than pancake batter.

4. 4

   Step 4

   

   Add the berries to the batter and mix to distribute them evenly.

5. 5

   Step 5

   

   Heat a skillet with vegetable oil well and fry golden-brown pancakes about 13–15 cm in diameter and no more than 0.5 cm thick. The given amount should yield 24 pieces.

6. 6

   Step 6

   

   Line the baking dish with parchment or grease it with oil. Cut each pancake in half into two semicircles. Arrange them in the dish, cut-side down, close together. The rounded edges should be on top.

   TipIf you have a silicone mold, there's no need to line it with parchment or grease it with oil.

7. 7

   Step 7

   

   In a clean bowl, combine the cream, remaining eggs, cane sugar, vanilla extract, salt, and cinnamon. Whisk with a mixer.

8. 8

   Step 8

   

   Pour the custard mixture over the pancakes in the dish. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours, or preferably overnight.

9. 9

   Step 9

   

   Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Take the dish with the pancakes out of the fridge. Remove the plastic wrap and bake for 45 minutes. Let the finished casserole cool.

   TipIf the casserole starts to brown too much on top, cover it with foil. If you have a ceramic or glass baking dish, don't put it in a hot oven, or it may crack. It's better to place it in a cold oven and then set the desired temperature. In this case, the baking time will increase by 10–15 minutes.

10. 10

    Step 10

    

    Serve the baked pancake casserole for breakfast with tea or coffee, dusted with powdered sugar.