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Finland has some delicious meals served with passion. Some of them are breakfast treats.
Visiting Finland was one of the most unforgettable trips in my life. The first time was during the summer period and I discovered that it is definitely more possible to meet a reindeer than a human over there. It was, most probably, because I entered Finland from up north. Mia and I were driving through endless forests and stopped over endless lakes. This endless part was awesome.
The next time I visited Finland, it was winter and there was a lot of first times in my life that happened over there. First aurora lights visible in the sky, first -32*C temperature, first night snowy and cold safari, first husky adventure, first time I really wanted to sit in the sauna for hours to warm myself up. Check out my Finland with a toddler post for a more detailed version.
Since then I have a soft spot in my heart for Finland. This country is incredibly beautiful, the people friendly, reindeers so cute, huskies fast like a wind. I’ve met beautiful people in Finland and I am grateful for knowing them.
Finland has some delicious meals served with passion. One of them is a reindeer steak. It is delicious, but after chasing these sweet animals through the snow with a carrot in my hand, I am not the biggest fan… There is another delicious meal that I like and apparently to almost each Finn person it brings memories of childhood. I am taking about Pannukakku. You may know it as a Dutch baby or under a different name, but I will tell you this… If you feel like a pancake and you don’t feel like frying at the same time, this is for you! You should serve it with a jam, but I did not have it in my fridge, so I chose pistachios. Mia was not super happy about my choice, she totally preferred me going to a store for her favourite strawberry jam, but since the store is about 5 km away from our place, she had to accept my authority as a lazy adult. One day she will stand in front of the same choice and she will understand me and maybe even set out an example from this story. Who doesn’t like to push responsibility for our laziness on someone else, heh?
If you are curious about Finnish breakfast , check Sini’s recipe for Korvapuusti. I had it made by her and it is mind blowing kind of delicious.
Recipe
You will need (for 2 people):
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla sugar
- 1 tbsp sugar
- zest from 1/4 lemon
- 3/4 cup flour
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp butter for frying
- pistachios for serving
Place eggs, milk, lemon zest and both sugars in a bowl and mix together well.
Add flour, salt, baking powder and mix it all. Let it be for about 30 minutes.
Heat your oven to 220*C.
Place butter in a cast iron pan or baking dish in the oven and let it melt.
When melted, take it out of the oven, spread around the dish and pour the batter inside.
Bake for 15 minutes until it’s golden and looks delicious.
Serve with jam or pistachios or whatever you have at home.
Enjoy, Marta
Add flour, salt, baking powder and mix it all. Let it be for about 30 minutes.
Heat your oven to 220*C.
Place butter in a cast iron pan or baking dish in the oven and let it melt.
When melted, take it out of the oven, spread around the dish and pour the batter inside.
Bake for 15 minutes until it’s golden and looks delicious.
Serve with jam or pistachios or whatever you have at home.
Enjoy, Marta
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hmh, hard to say. I did not put the butter in the middle, it ended over there in the baking process. You are lucky if it looked like a pyramid, mine did not 😀
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Pannukakku never dissapoints! Glad to hear you have a soft spot in your heart for Finland.
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I definitely do 🙂
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It must be delicious.
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How is yours so fluffy and up on the outside, are you pouring some of the butter in the middle? Mines was delicious indeed, but looked more like a fluffy, fluffy pyramid… <3 Lovely recipe.