Finnish Pannu Kakku

  4.5 – 31 reviews  • Scandinavian

This recipe, a family staple, is passed down through the generations. The finest way to enjoy this rich, fluffy treat is hot with jam or jelly.

Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Additional Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

  1. ½ cup butter
  2. 1 cup white sugar
  3. 1 cup all-purpose flour
  4. 1 teaspoon baking powder
  5. 1 teaspoon salt
  6. 4 eggs, beaten
  7. 2 cups milk

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Melt the butter in a 9×13 inch pan.
  2. In a medium bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, baking powder and salt. Add the beaten eggs and milk; mix well. Tilt the baking pan to coat all of the sides with butter, then pour the excess butter into the batter, and mix until combined. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
  3. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Serve hot.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 437 kcal
Carbohydrate 53 g
Cholesterol 173 mg
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Protein 9 g
Saturated Fat 12 g
Sodium 657 mg
Sugars 37 g
Fat 22 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

William Wilson
JUMMY
Mathew Stark
This is amazing!! Turned out great. Really like this recipe. Definitely recommend.
Matthew Brown
Great recipe. The batter was very liquidy but turned out great. Next time I make this I would reduce the butter because there was a lot of grease on top after baking. Tastes just like Finland.
Megan Horton
Ok, you need more flour…more like 1.5 C and half the butter. Sugar depends on your personal taste. I’m Finnish, trust me…this is outstanding but the typical pannukakku batter is thicker than a lettu batter…let the batter sit for 15-20 min white preheating the oven.
Mark Cuevas
This recipe is pretty amazing. I melted the butter in the pan inside the oven while it’s preheating. Gives a great extra flavor to the butter.
Erica Moore
I used half of the recommended sugar and added 1/4 tsp vanilla. I wisked the ingredients on high to get it mixed well. 20 minutes at 400F.
Heather Ward
My wife is from Finland and always talked about how good is pannukakku is. So one morning while she was still sleeping I made this for us. Before it was even finished she was woken up by the smell and knew exactly what I was up to. Needless to say, she loved it and scarfed down so much of it I thought she was going to be sick. Said it tasted just like home.
Adam Deleon
This recipe had way too much sugar. I cut it in half and it was still too sweet. Also, cutting out the sugar left a pool of butter in the middle so if you cut back on the sugar make sure to cut out some butter too.
Christopher Ramirez
Delicious! The cooking time is not correct, it takes closer to 50 minutes or so to cook.
Andrea Simmons
I might make this again because it tasted very delicious however I didn’t like that the food was very loose I was taking it out of the oven and it fell through the oven. I would add a little more flour when making this recipe. I also didn’t like that it didn’t say how much a “serving” was. Other than that it was very delicious.
John Taylor
would definitely make this again, yummy
John Bradley
I loved this; I had never had it before and I am so glad I tried it. I like it both warm and cold. When it’s warm, I use maple syrup, when cold, homemade strawberry freezer jam. Thanks.
Christine Leon
It may be technique, as it was the first time I prepared this, but it turned out a little differently than the pannu kakku that I’ve eaten in Michigan’s U.P. It was a little less custardy than I’m accustomed to, and did not puff up and then “fall”. It was, however, very easy to do and absolutely delicious as it turned out. After looking at some versions on Scandinavian cooking I added vanilla and lemon zest.
Megan Cortez
Delish! You can also add blueberries to the batter. Hope you try this with berries, maple syrup, and whip cream! Enjoy!!!
Shannon Williams
Never tried this before. It is delicious and was easy to make. Mine tastes and feels like bread pudding should, to me. I will definitely make this again and again!
George Wright
I made this with my son this morning, and was able to convert it to gluten free. We really liked it.
Ms. Barbara Hayes MD
Way way to salty for my taste! Unless using unsalted butter I would omit the salt all together next time. There is plenty in the butter to salt this. I would also reduce the butter to 6 TBS. Other then than great recipe!
Jennifer Grant
I’m not sure this came out 100% correct for me but it is delicious. I had to bake it about twice as long as the recipe says because the inside is so liquidy. Tastes very similar to egg custard tarts I get in chinatown. Can serve warm or cold, I like both.
Glenn Brown
I have always made Dutch Babies for my family but we love Swedish Pancakes and Crepes also. I came across this recipe and decided to try it and it got rave reviews from my kids! It is a bit of a combination of all of our favorites in one recipe. It’s also sweet enough that you don’t really need to put anything other than a sprinkle of powdered sugar on it. Mine didn’t look like the picture even though I followed the recipe exactly and I baked it about 5 minutes longer than it said to because it didn’t seem done in the middle. Absolutely delicious!
Joseph Jenkins
This turned out great for me! I scaled the recipe down to 2 servings and added 1/4 t. of vanilla, but that is the only change I made. I used a 7-inch cast iron skillet and my toaster oven set on 400 degrees to bake. It took exactly 15 minutes to bake. Topped with tart cherry preserves, it was a tasty breakfast with a navel orange and coffee. Thanks for the recipe!
Carl Riggs
i absolutely love pannu kakku, i’m 1/4 cornish and 2/5 finnish so i’ve been growing up with this. plus, my two best girlfriends are 100% finnish so we eat this all the time when we get together

 

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