Pakrac Hills or Flat Slavonia | Pakračka Brda ili Ravna Slavonia

Pakrac is a town in Croatia's Slavonia region, up in the north of the country. My father's side of the family is from Pakrac and Dad's cousin was the first to introduce me to this recipe. I've never made it so let's do this.

While Slavonia is known for its flat plains (perfect for growing crops), around Pakrac it's all about hills and even mountains. So if the recipe rises correctly it's called Pakračka Brda or Pakrac Hills. If however it doesn't rise it's Ravna Slavonija or Flat Slavonia. Ha! I've tried googling this double name theory and nothing came up, so I'm thinking this is something my aunty made up. Regardless, with two names, the recipe always turns out the way it's meant too and it is always correct :)

Pakrac Hills is super simple and while it may not sound that tempting, it's kind of like a thick, almost bread-like pancake. And with the addition of honey, Nutella, jam/cream or icing sugar, it's a really nice treat for an afternoon tea, or served with a cup of tea or coffee. Being born and raised in Australia, it kind of reminds me of a scone, ie. it's not that great on it's own but with a condiment it's super.

Anyway, the recipe didn't start so well. I took the eggs out of the fridge to bring them down to room temperature, turned my attention to sifting the flour and (after a couple of minutes) an egg rolled off the counter. Splat! What I really couldn't get out of my head was how it stayed there for minutes and then suddenly just rolled off! Anyway, note to self, always rest your eggs on a tea towel!

The key to this recipe is to have the baking tray as hot as it can be BEFORE you put the batter in. When you pour the batter in you want to hear a hot sizzle.

So if you got hills, peaks, valley's the recipe you just made is Pakrac Hills. If it's flat as a pancake, then you have Flat Slavonia. Let me know if it worked for you? Which recipe did you end up making? And what do you think of it's bready consistency?

Zivjeli! (Cheers and Let's Live!)