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My hubby’s mom is Finnish. Her parents literally came over to America on a boat from Finland. When I met my hubby’s parents for the first time, they made Pannukakku for breakfast. It was so fun having her teach me how to make this and it was surprisingly easy. One of my favorite memories with them was the weekend I spent meeting them in Chicago. I was seriously amazed at how delicious this pancake was. It is hard to describe a finnish pancake. Basically if a crepe, a custard, a pancake and french toast had a baby, this would be it! Doesn’t that just sound amazing?? All of your favorite things rolled up into one!
My hubby’s mom would make him these pancakes every year on his birthday. So guess who just had a birthday? The hubs. But this birthday was a little more special than the rest. He turned 30!! I had to make him pannukakku of course and then completely surprised him with a getaway to a resort, snow tubing, a nixon watch, and the best tickets that I could buy to the Avalance vs Blackhawks game in Denver! Woot woot! I am a great wife like that. We had such a fun day together. I am so glad that after a year of asking his mom for the recipe to this that I finally got my hands on it! This is one delicious pancake!
Rating: Definitely 5 stars! Difficulty of Recipe: 2 stars
Review: These are so excellent and easy. You probably have all of the ingredients on hand and ready to make. You can serve them up with fresh fruit on top, whip cream, syrup, or even some jam. I also served it with peppered bacon and found a new and delicious technique to make them in the oven. I will never make bacon on the stove again! This is a favorite family recipe that we will be making again and again!
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PANNUKKAU {FINNISH PANCAKE}
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 4 large eggs
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 2 ½ cups whole milk
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
Peppered Bacon
- 4 slices bacon, I used thick-cut
- ground black pepper
- brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Place the butter in a 9×13-inch baking dish, and put it into the oven to melt and become slightly bubbly.
- Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, whisk together the 4 eggs.
- Add in the flour, milk, salt, and sugar. Whisk everything together until the batter is smooth, the batter will be thin.
- Pull the pan out of the oven with the melted butter, and slowly pour the batter on top of the melted butter.
- Put the pan back in the oven and cook for 28-30 minutes. When it's done it will be golden brown around the edges and bubble up over the sides.
Peppered Bacon:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- Place the bacon lying side by side on top of the aluminum foil, and sprinkle each piece with a little black pepper and brown sugar.
- Bake for about 15-20 minutes or until desired crispness.
- Once the bacon is done, transfer it to paper towels to drain the excess grease.
- Serve the bacon with the Pannukkau and enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I’m confused………….where does the brown sugar go which is listed with the bacon? On the bacon……….topping for the pancake?
I’m sorry that is confusing. You will just sprinkle it on the bacon before cooking it. Looks like I need to go back and revamp this recipe!
Can these be frozen after baking?
Thank you for your question! I have never had leftovers to freeze! But, I believe this would be fine to freeze. Just make sure you store it in an airtight container!
I’ve been making this recipe for nearly a DECADE now! It’s a staple comfort meal, a quick breakfast, and a fun dessert for nights I need to use up some milk and eggs. Such a delicious light flavor and fun texture (almost like those “magic cakes” that bake up into different layers). 10/10, five stars out of five, will make this one forever.
Ah, I love hearing this!! Thank you so much!
Just wanted to say my mother was Finish and my mother also came over on the boat from Finland. I was so excited to see this recipe. My mom died in 2020 with this recipe thank you so much
Lisa
I’m an American, living in Finland with my Finnish wife. She has made me these pancakes often. I thought I would try it myself as a surprise, to start our Vappu celebration (May Day weekend). She liked the results. She normally uses 3 eggs and less sugar. My only comment was that I should have let it cook another 5 minutes. Thanks fpr the recipe.