Finnish Pancake Food

FINNISH PANCAKES

Steps:

• Pour milk into a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave until slightly warm, 20 to 30 seconds. Whisk in butter. Whisk in eggs. Add flour, baking powder, vanilla extract, and salt; blend briefly with an immersion blender to make a smooth batter.
• Heat a lightly oiled griddle over medium-high heat. Drop batter by large spoonfuls onto the griddle and cook until bottom is golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip and cook until browned on the other side, 2 to 3 minutes. Repeat with remaining batter.

PANNU KAKKU (FINNISH OVEN PANCAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Melt butter in oven in a 9x13 pan; should be sizzling when you take it out.
• Meanwhile, mix other ingredients like hell - till very frothy. Pour batter into pan with melted butter.
• Bake 40 minutes. Eat immediately.

FINNISH PANCAKES

Steps:

• Put the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre and break in the eggs. Using a whisk, gradually work in all the flour until you have a thick batter. Then gradually pour in all the milk, whisking as you go, until it is all incorporated.
• Leave the batter to stand for at least half an hour - you will find it thickens slightly.
• About 10 minutes before you are ready to cook the pancake, preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.
• Coat a roasting tray or baking dish with the melted butter and pour in the batter. Bake for around 30 minutes. It is ready when it is well risen and starting to turn a golden-brown, but still doughy underneath.
• To serve, dust with icing sugar, cut into 6 pieces and top each piece with fruit compôte and crème fraîche.

COPY-CAT HOITO FINNISH PANCAKES

Steps:

• Combine and whisk all ingredients until smooth.
• Let the batter rest for 30 minutes (or sit in fridge overnight).
• Heat non-stick or lightly greased pan to medium.
• Pour in a thin layer of the batter just so it covers the bottom.
• Once it is golden brown on one side, flip and cook the other.
• Serve with maple syrup, butter, fruit, or jam.

FINNISH PANCAKE

Steps:

• Place a 10 1/2" oven proof frying pan with at least 3" sides in a 450F oven for 10 minutes.
• While the pan is heating, beat together the first 4 ingredients.
• Add flour and beat until smooth.
• Melt butter in heated pan and swirl the butter up the sides to coat the pan.
• Pour in the batter and bake for 25 minutes or until set. The mixture will puff while cooking and fall when removed from the oven forming a dish.
• This can be served plain or with a heated fruit topping and whipped cream.

FINNISH PANNU KAKKU

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Melt the butter in a 9x13 inch pan.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, baking powder and salt. Add the beaten eggs and milk; mix well. Tilt the baking pan to coat all of the sides with butter, then pour the excess butter into the batter, and mix until combined. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Serve hot.

FINNISH OVEN PANCAKES

Steps:

• Place an 11x13-inch baking pan into the oven. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) with the pan in place.
• Beat eggs in a large bowl with a wire whisk; add milk, lemon zest, white sugar, and salt and beat together. Add flour and beat until mixture is very smooth. Mix in lemon juice until incorporated.
• Place the butter into the preheated pan and allow it to melt until it is bubbling. Spread the butter over the entire bottom of the pan by rocking it back and fourth. Pour the batter in the buttered pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top of the pancake is lightly browned and puffed, 20 to 30 minutes. Mix coarse sugar and cardamom together and sprinkle over the top. Cut and serve.

FINNISH KROPSER (BAKED PANCAKES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C)
• In a medium bowl stir together sugar, flour, and salt. Add eggs and milk. Beat with an electric mixer until blended. Batter will be very thin. Melt butter in the baking pan. Turn the pan to be sure all of the sides are coated then stir the remaining butter into the batter.
• Pour batter into the baking pan and bake for 30 minutes. It will puff up when baking, and flatten when cool.Cut into squares and serve.

FINNISH PANCAKES

Steps:

• Spray pan with cooking spray.
• Melt 1/4 lb butter in 12x16 pan.
• In large bowl mix with beaters eggs and milk.
• Add sugar salt and flour.
• pour mixed batter over melted butter.
• Bake in 450 oven for 20 -23 minutes.
• Cut recipe in half for 9x13 pan.
• Serve with maple syrup, jelly, or butter.

LATTYJA (FINNISH CREPES/PANCAKES)

Steps:

• Use a bowl large enough to hold all ingredients.
• Beat eggs, sugar and salt together.
• Add flour, milk (1% or 2% can also be used) and melted butter.
• Beat with whisk or hand mixer until not lumpy.
• Adjust the mixture by adding additional milk to thin it. Thinner mixture works better.
• You can make the mixture ahead of time and refrigerate; however you will need to add additional milk to thin it for frying.
• Heat a non-stick pan at medium-low, add butter to coat the surface; use only enough to coat the pan. (We use a cast-iron mini-round indented pan for ours that acutally came from Sweden - thanks for reminding me to add this!).
• While lifting the pan by the handle with one hand, pour some of the mixture onto the frying pan.
• Tilt the pan so that the mix coats the surface of the frying pan; return to heat.
• Cook until the crepe starts to brown; cook the other side until brown circles start to form.
• Move the crepe around the pan to keep the pan greased and remove the crepe.
• You can put sugar, jams or preserves onto the crepe and roll up to eat, or just dip and eat off of the plate. Serve with strawberry jam and whipped cream for the traditional Finnish dish.
• They don't stay hot for long, so eat up while you can or there won't be any left for you!

FINNISH PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, sugar and salt. Add the milk and flour and whisk until just blended and no pockets of flour are left; do not overmix.
• Heat about 2 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch cast iron skillet set over medium-high heat. When the oil shimmers, add 3/4 cup of batter to the pan. Tilt the pan to allow the batter to spread evenly to about 8 inches in diameter. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until the sides of the pancake are set and bubbles begin to appear in the middle. Flip and cook for another 2 minutes or until fully set and golden on both sides. Repeat with the remaining batter.