Product Review: Emmi Le Gruyere AOP Cheese

Here at The Creative Kitchen, we are all about finding extra delectable foods that are healthful options for your everyday lives. Emmi Le Gruyere AOP cheese is made from fresh cow’s milk from local Swiss farmers, who feed their cows naturally sustainable diets. Le Gruyere AOP is aged for a minimum of 150 days, giving you a unique and complex-tasting cheese. We can’t wait to make vegetable and cheese-filled savory pancakes at our Whole Foods Market Summer Cooking Camp with Emmi cheese! In the meantime, check out this recipe for Gruyere AOP and Bacon Savory Pancakes.

The Creative Kitchen is happy to have Emmi as a sponsor of our Whole Foods Market Summer Cooking Camps!

Gruyere AOP and Bacon Savory Pancakes

Ingredients

For 8 pancakes:

8 oz. (250g) Gruyère AOP
1/2 cup (125g) buckwheat flour
1/2 cup (125g) all-purpose flour
2 eggs
1 cup (250ml) milk
250ml water
salt
5 Tbsp (80g) butter
8 oz (250g) bacon, thinly sliced
½ bunch flat-leaf parsley

Preparation

Beat the flours, eggs, milk, water and a pinch of salt together to make a smooth batter. Leave this to rest for 30 minutes. Melt half the butter and leave to cool. Thinly slice the Gruyère AOP.

Combine the melted butter with the batter. Cut the slices of bacon in half and dry fry them. Remove from the heat and pat dry with a paper towel. Wipe the frying pan clean and melt some of the remaining butter. Add ⅛ of the batter and swirl it around the base of the pan.

Cook each pancake for 2-3 minutes on a medium heat until golden, and then flip. Put a few slices of bacon and Gruyère AOP on top and cover the frying pan for about 3 minutes to melt the cheese. Fold approximately an inch (3cm) of the edge of the pancake over the filling and keep them warm, if necessary, in a preheated oven at 125°F (50°C). Rinse, dry and chop the parsley and use this to garnish the pancakes.