Finnish pancakes (Letut)

Finnish pancakes (Letut)

Tuija

Servings

12

Prep Time

30 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Cuisine

Finnish

Category

Dessert

Traditional Finnish Pancakes are easy to make and so tasty that they are the favorite of most Finns.


Most often the filling of hot pancakes in Finland is strawberry jam, apple jam or raspberry jam. You can also add whipped cream or make a straightforward traditional choice and just sprinkle some sugar on top.


Only difficult thing in making these is to keep other family members not eating them before you get yours! So you might want to double or triple this recipe..

Ingredients

  • 2 cups milk

  • 1-2 eggs (1 if big, 2 if small)

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • 1 tablespoon sugar (or 1 teaspoon if making spinach pancakes)

  • (150 g - 200g fresh spinach, cooked, if making green spinach pancakes)

  • Butter for frying

Directions

  1. Mix milk and eggs, beat them well

  2. Add the flour, bit by bit

  3. Add salt and sugar, mix

  4. Leave the batter for 30 min to thicken

  5. Mix the batter once again

  6. Heat up a frying pan

  7. Add teaspoon of butter to the pan, move it

  8. Add a small ladle of the pancakes batter to the pan, turn the pan to let the batter cover as wide area as possible (start small to see how it goes)

  9. Let the pancake fry for a few minutes, then turn it

  10. When both sides are nice and brown, place the pancake to a plate, cover by another plate to keep them hot.

  11. Add butter to the pan and make the next pancake.

  12. When all pancakes are fried, add sugar or jam in between and enjoy!

Finnish Pancakes Recipe (Letut)

Finnish Pancakes Recipe (Letut) - Feels like Finland

Finnish pancakes are very tasty so you might need to double or triple this recipe! These really are thin, as thin as you can make them, so there is a big difference to American pancakes. These crepe-like pancakes can be done in a frying pan or even on a grill, on top of pizza stone for example.

Don't mix these with Finnish oven pancake, that is another yummy recipe..

Finns don't usually eat pancakes for breakfast, it's more like a snack between meals or a tasty dessert after a lighter meal.

Finnish pancakes are enjoyed by everyone from kids to grandpa's like we Finns say. Sprinkle some sugar on top or spread your favorite jam. For extra treat, you can add whipped cream or ice-cream.

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1 comment

I just made them, turned out beautiful, just like mum used to make.

Pertti Kemi

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