Finnish Oven Pancake (Pannukakku)
Get a quick and simple recipe for pannukakku, the premier oven-baked pancake of Finland. It has a custardy center with crispy, golden edges.
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- Serves: 6 persons
Ingredients
- 6eggs
- 1 ½cups milk
- ¼cup sugar, optional
- 1tablespoon vanilla sugar
- ⅛teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 1 ½cups all-purpose flour
- 1teaspoon salt
- 1teaspoon baking powder
- ⅓cup unsalted butter
Instructions
Step 1
Gather the ingredients.Step 2
In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, sugar, and vanilla sugar until creamy. Stir in the grated lemon zest.Step 3
In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt, and baking powder. Stir into the egg mixture. Allow the batter to rest for 30 minutes.Step 4
Preheat oven to 450 F.Step 5
When pancake batter has rested, place butter in an oven-proof frying pan or pie plate. Place the pan in the oven and allow the butter to melt without browning (watch carefully).Step 6
Once your butter has melted, remove the pan from the oven. Use a pastry brush to coat the surface and side of the pan evenly with the melted butter.Step 7
Pour pancake batter into the hot, buttered pan and return to the oven.Step 8
Bake for 15 minutes, or until puffed and golden.