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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
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These are fabulous! I’m Norwegian and often make the thin pancakes with the same ingredients but to feed a crowd this is soooo much easier. Saves me from standing around cooking and not enjoying my guests. I made this for about 50 kids at a summer camp and it was a hit! Thanks for sharing your wonderful recipe.
;( my 9×13 just shattered in my oven as I poured the mixture in. It wasn’t even fully finished preheating.
Enough batter left to try another method. Happy New Year! Thanks for creating delish recipes!
Can you cook two of these in the oven at once? Thanks!
I wish these recipes would give the carbs, etc. as my husband is diabetic and it is really hard to control his carbs when I don”t know for sure what the recipe contains. I have to bypass some recipes that sound really good just because I think it may have too many.
Can u leave the batter overnight? Like if I made the batter one night and then in the morning I tossed it all together and baked it?
I’m not too sure. What I would do is mix the dry ingredients together the night before and then just add the milk and eggs in the morning. 🙂
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I am 3rd generation off the boat from Finland. We grew up eating these!!! Cherry pie filling and powdered sugar are the best! My mom would put butter and syrup on hers.
That is so awesome! And that sounds yummy! 🙂
I found this on Pinterest, and we tried this last night and it was wonderful! Added in a splash of vanilla which was also great for an extra subtle flavor! Will definitely be making this again, thanks for a great recipe!
I got so surprised when I started browsing your blog and found this, and now feel like having some pannukakku.I have been making pannukakku/pannari to my hubby too, but he doesn’t quite get it unless its served with a lot of ice cream, I myself prefer jam or something simple like that. But as a Finn it is a special treat for sure. I love your blog,a lot of recipes that I want to try! 🙂
These were pretty good but I think I like regular German pancakes better. They have all the same ingredients, just different proportions.
I stumbled upon your recipe on Pinterest and it is in the oven as I type this. I cannot wait to try them!
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I love your new design! These pancakes look great too 🙂
These are gorgeous. One of my best friends is Finnish (all her family still lives in Finland), and I love everything she makes. I may have to impress her with this recipe 🙂
Oh yum. I make German pancakes which look similar and they are so good. Happy Birthday to the hubs! You did awesome with the gifts!