A family food tradition we have is "Lattyja" or Finnish Pancakes. My good friend growing up couldn't say it, so her family called them "Roll 'em up and eat 'ems". Growing up we'd have them for dinner on Fast Sundays.
Description:
Crepe like dessert. Made in Finland, Sweden, Iceland, Germany and other countries.
Ingredients:
5 cups milk (can use powdered milk)
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. salt
4-5 eggs
1/2 cup oil
3 1/2 cups flour or little more
Directions:
Mix all ingredients and beat well. Let stand at least 1 hour. The longer it stands the better. Fry in pan with margarine over high heat. Pour batter into middle of the frying pan. Pick up pan and pour the batter around until it is thin and lacy.
Serve hot with sugar or fruit with whipped cream, or fruit jams, or powdered sugar with lemon and butter or whatever combination you experiment with.
Number Of Servings:Makes about 2 dozen pancakes.
Preparation Time:
Fry one at a time or have 2 frying pans going. Can make somewhat ahead if you have a way to keep them warm. I put them in the oven with a bowl of water underneath to keep them moist. A tortilla warmer would work too.
Cousin E is a legend because growing up, he set the record for the nieces and nephews eating 24 lattyja at one time. Cousin C holds second. A may challenge them in a few years. Anyway, I made an observation, if this recipe makes 24, then E can eat a whole batch by himself!!! A batch usually fed the 5 of us growing up and now the 6 of mine at this age.
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