Finnish Maksa Kukuja Recipes

FINNISH PANNU KAKKU

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Melt the butter in a 9x13 inch pan.
• 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.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Serve hot.

FINNISH MAKSA KUKUJA

Steps:

• Grind the first 3 ingredients with fine chopper blade. (grind onion first, and save the onion juice, in case moisture is needed.
• DO NOT add water or milk, work dough until all the flours are worked in).
• Add the rest of the ingredients and mix and knead with hands to make a fairly hard dough.
• Roll out dough to 1/8" thick. Cut into squares appox 3"X 3" Put finger hole in center (like a doughnut).
• Allow squares to dry for about 1 hour.
• Now, bring water to a boil in large pot.
• Add 1 Tbl salt.
• When boiling, drop squares into water. Cook in boiling water for 1 hour,keep covered.
• Serve with Lots of real butter.
• NOTE: you can remove the patties and then boil down the water to make a gravy or just serve with butter.

KROPSUA (FINNISH PANCAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Place butter in a 9x13-inch baking dish and place in the preheating oven until melted, about 5 minutes.
• Beat milk, flour, eggs, sugar, and salt together in a bowl until batter is smooth. Pour melted butter from baking dish into batter and beat until smooth. Pour batter into the baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes.

FINNISH STYLE MOJAKKA

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium high heat, brown the meat on all sides in the butter. Add 4 cups of the water and bring to a boil. Add the onion, salt and ground black pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer for one hour.
• Add the carrots, celery and potatoes and simmer for another 1 1/2 hours. Then combine the flour and remaining 1/2 cup water in a separate small bowl, forming a thin paste. Add this to the soup, stirring well; simmer for 15 more minutes.