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Muurinpohjalettu
Griddle pancakes
Finnish crisp-edged griddle pancakes for Juhannus
At Juhannus, Finnish Midsummer, families head to their lakeside cottages, light bonfires and fire up the muurinpohja, a wide, shallow cast-iron pan set over a wood fire, to cook huge, thin pancakes. Muurinpohjalettu are lacy and crisp at the edges, soft in the middle, and are eaten straight from the pan with strawberry jam, sugar or whipped cream, often after the sauna. At home a large frying pan or crêpe pan works well. Chef's tip: let the batter rest for 30 minutes; the flour soaks up the milk and the pancakes stop tearing.
- Total time
- 70 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
To serve
- 7 oz strawberry jam
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Whisk the 2 eggs with half the 1 ½ cups milk, then whisk in the 9 oz plain flour, 2 tbsp sugar and ½ tsp salt to a smooth, lump-free paste.
5 minStep 3: Leave the batter to rest for 30 minutes.
30 minStep 4: Heat a large, heavy frying pan, about 28 cm, over a medium-high heat (or over a campfire on a grill) and brush it with a little butter. It is hot enough when a drop of batter sizzles at once.
3 minStep 5: Pour in a ladle of batter and swirl it right to the edges to make a thin layer. Cook for 2 minutes until the edges are brown, lacy and lifting, then flip and cook 1 minute more. A common mistake is a pan that is too cool, which gives pale, rubbery pancakes with no crisp edge.
25 minStep 6: Serve each pancake straight from the pan, folded, with a spoonful of 7 oz strawberry jam.
2 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 280 kcal
- Protein
- 9 g
- Carbs
- 36 g
- Fat
- 11 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does muurinpohjalettu take?
- About 70 minutes in total: 40 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of eggs?
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
- What can I use instead of milk?
- Oat, soy or almond milk, same amount (use unsweetened for savoury dishes).
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