Recipe: Pannukakku

Today I am not making anything interesting for dinner. As a plus, you all get to see the recipe for my favorite breakfast dish.

Pannukaku is a Finnish dish that is well known in the U.P. of Michigan. It's kind of similar to a pancake, but it is usually a bit more flavorful, is baked in an oven, and, most times, is served with a jam of some sort to put on top, rather than syrup or butter.

So, how do you make?

Well, you'll need this stuff...

2 Eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup flour
1/4 stick butter
Some sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla extract
A square pan, about the same size and depth as a cake dish
Your favorite type of jam! (optional; I actually prefer it with butter, but to each their own)

To begin with, you'll want to preheat the oven to 375 degrees. (The dish should take about 15-20 minutes to cook, and can be prepared in about five, if you're quick about it.)

After that, slice up the butter and put it in with the milk, preferably in a glass measure cup. Microwave for about two minutes or until butter is melted.

While the butter and milk is being heated, crack two eggs into a large mixing bowl and whisk thoroughly.

When finished, add the milk and butter to the eggs and whisk thoroughly again. Then, add the sugar and cinammon, continuing to whisk.

(I usually add about three full spoons worth of sugar to my mix, and just a little bit of cinnamon  Probably best if you experiment a little and figure out how much of those you want.)

Finally, add the flour. You'll want to do this in steps, as you don't want tons of little flour balls floating around in your mix. I recommend adding it via two 1/4 cups rather than one 1/2 cup of flour.

Then, grease your pan, pour the mix in, put it in the oven, and bake for 15-20 minutes or until it looks something like this.

Afterwards, you'll want to cut it up into manageable pieces to eat, and this recipe should serve two people. If you want to make more, you'll need a larger baking dish.

Also, traditionally, linden berry jam is what is used for the pannukakku. In case you want an authentic Finnish experience, or some jazz like that.

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