Brustengo, bacon and orange flatbread
Lombardy galette, made with flour, melted lard, and orange zest, cooked in a frying pan and then flipped over like an omelette. A rustic and simple dish.
Brustengo is a rustic Lombard flatbread made with melted bacon, flour, and orange zest. It is prepared without yeast and cooked in a frying pan.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time20 min
- Total40 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodFrying in a pan
- Estimated cost$2.31 $0.58 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
Ingredients
people
- $1.22
- $0.48
- $0.42
- $0.03
- $0.16
Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Dice the bacon into small pieces and fry it in a pan with plenty of oil until it is crispy.
- While doing this, mix the flour, a little orange zest, the yeast, and the salt. Gradually add the water. ≈ 4 min
- Incorporate the melted lard into the dough and mix thoroughly. ≈ 4 min
- Once the dough is smooth, spread it evenly in a lightly oiled frying pan and cook until a crust forms.
- Flip the pancake over like you would an omelet, and cook the other side until it is cooked through.
The bill
Brustengo, bacon and orange flatbread
- 100 g of bacon$1.22
- 300 g of flour$0.48
- grated orange zest$0.42
- salt$0.03
- oil$0.16
Total$2.31
that's $0.58 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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