World Flavors Cookbook

Ajdovi Žganci (Buckwheat Spoonbread)

A traditional dish made from buckwheat flour and water, forming small lumps, often served with cracklings.

Cuisine: Slovenia

Ingredients

• Buckwheat flour
• Water, salt
• Ocvirki (cracklings)

Instructions

1. Boil water.
2. Pour flour into the boiling water to form a "flour island".
3. Pierce a hole in the middle and cook for 20 minutes.
4. Drain most water, then stir flour into the remaining water.
5. Form lumps with a spoon and top with hot cracklings.