Finnish Macaroni Bake Recipes

FINNISH MACARONI BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200°C.
• Fry onion and ground beef until onion is soft and the beef is brown.
• Boil the macaroni al dente (it will still cook in the oven).
• Mix the pasta, beef and onion, season with salt and pepper and put in a shallow oven dish.
• Mix the milk and eggs together, pour on the pasta mixture. It should just cover everything.
• Bake in the oven for about an hour.

FINNISH MACARONI CASSEROLE (SUOMEN MAKARONILAATIKKO)

Steps:

• Heat oil in skillet and brown the ground beef with the chopped onion.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Grease or spray oil in an oven proof casserole dish. Add the cooked macaroni and meat/onion mixture.
• Whisk together milk and eggs; add the nutmeg and about half of the cheese. Pour this mixture over the macaroni and meat in the casserole. Top with the remaining cheese and bake in the preheated oven for approximately 40 minutes, or until the cheese is golden brown and the casserole is heated throughout.
• Serve with ketchup.

PANNUKAKKU (FINNISH OVEN PANCAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 420 degrees F (215 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
• Mix flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder together in a large bowl. Add milk, eggs, margarine, and vanilla; mix thoroughly with an electric mixer. Batter will be fairly runny. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden brown, about 30 minutes.

FINNISH OVEN PANCAKES

Steps:

• Place an 11x13-inch baking pan into the oven. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) with the pan in place.
• Beat eggs in a large bowl with a wire whisk; add milk, lemon zest, white sugar, and salt and beat together. Add flour and beat until mixture is very smooth. Mix in lemon juice until incorporated.
• Place the butter into the preheated pan and allow it to melt until it is bubbling. Spread the butter over the entire bottom of the pan by rocking it back and fourth. Pour the batter in the buttered pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top of the pancake is lightly browned and puffed, 20 to 30 minutes. Mix coarse sugar and cardamom together and sprinkle over the top. Cut and serve.