Gluten Free Finnish Hoito Pancake Recipes

FLUFFY GLUTEN-FREE PANCAKES

Steps:

• Combine gluten-free flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl; mix well.
• Mix egg, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract together in a second bowl until well combined. Stir flour mixture into egg mixture with a wooden spoon until a lumpy batter forms. Pour in milk and mix until a smooth batter forms. Set batter aside to thicken, 5 to 10 minutes. Add more milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, if batter is too thick.
• Heat oil in a griddle over medium-low heat. Drop 1 to 2 heaped tablespoonfuls onto the griddle for each pancake. Cook until bubbles form and the edges are dry, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip and cook until browned on the other side, 2 to 3 minutes. Repeat with remaining batter.

GLUTEN-FREE PANCAKES

Steps:

• Mix dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. If you are making gluten free pancake mix to save for later, then transfer the mix to an airtight container.
• Add the wet ingredients to your mixing bowl and stir just until combined.
• Ladle 1/4 cup of pancake batter onto your hot griddle, or pan.
• Cook for 2-3 minutes, or until bubbles form around the edges.
• Flip and continue to cook until cooked through.
• Serve hot.
• This recipe can be doubled, or tripled.

FINNISH PANCAKES

Steps:

• Pour milk into a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave until slightly warm, 20 to 30 seconds. Whisk in butter. Whisk in eggs. Add flour, baking powder, vanilla extract, and salt; blend briefly with an immersion blender to make a smooth batter.
• Heat a lightly oiled griddle over medium-high heat. Drop batter by large spoonfuls onto the griddle and cook until bottom is golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip and cook until browned on the other side, 2 to 3 minutes. Repeat with remaining batter.

EASY GLUTEN-FREE PANCAKES {DAIRY-FREE & VEGAN OPTION}

Steps:

• In a large bowl whisk the egg (or egg replacer), granulated sugar, pure vanilla extract, and the vegetable oil together.
• Add the gluten-free flour, xanthan gum (leave out if your flour already has it), gluten-free baking powder, and salt to the egg mixture and mix until fully combined.
• Stir in milk and mix until smooth. For thinner pancakes stir in 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk.
• Scoop the batter into a 1/4 cup measuring cup and pour the batter onto a greased griddle or pan for each pancake.
• Cook the pancakes until the batter starts to bubble and pancakes start to puff. Flip/turn the pancakes and cook the pancakes until they are golden brown.
• Top with butter, syrup or favorite topping. Enjoy!
• These pancakes can be frozen and reheated in the microwave. To freeze the pancakes, allow them to completely cool and place them on a parchment lined baking sheet and flash freeze them for 10 minutes. Flash freezing them keeps them from sticking together. Once the pancakes are flash frozen, you can remove them from the baking sheet and place them inside a freezer-safe bag or air-tight container.

GLUTEN FREE FINNISH (HOITO) PANCAKE

Steps:

• Get 2 mixing bowls: 1 large bowl for mixing all the ingredients and 1 medium bowl for mixing the flour and starch. Do not add the Xantham Gum.
• Add rice flour, quinoa four, potato starch and cornstarch / tapioca starch into the medium bowl. Use a combination of Tapioca and Corn Starch. Mix with a fork.
• Add the sugar, salt, eggs, vanilla and milk into large bowl. Mix or blend thoroughly until all ingredients are dissolved then add melted butter and mix again.
• Slowly add the flour and starch from the medium bowl to the large bowl while constantly mixing or blending.
• Finally add the Xantham gum. I find 1/2 teaspoon is perfect however some may prefer less or more. You can add it in smaller increments however keep in mind that I have found that Xantham gum does take a few minutes to activate. Therefore if you add it in smaller increments make sure you blend in between the increments for at least 2-3 minutes to see the full effect.
• Let the mixture sit for at least 30 minutes to flatten out the batter or in the Fridge overnight.
• Pre-heat a 12" pan to half the temperature of what you would cook regular pancakes (medium-low), this should take about 5 minutes. From my experience the rice flour and starches need a longer and slower cooking process otherwise the pancake will be crispy on the outside and mushy on the inside. To get a golden crispy look and texture, pre-grease the pan with butter before cooking each pancake.
• Place no more then 1/2 cup of the pancake batter into the centre of the pan and rotate/tilt the batter to the edges of the pan. You want the pancakes to been slightly thicker then a crepe. Every pan is different so experiment to get the right dose per pancake.
• Cook for at least 2 minutes on the first side and 1 minute on the second side.

FINNISH PANCAKE

Steps:

• Place a 10 1/2" oven proof frying pan with at least 3" sides in a 450F oven for 10 minutes.
• While the pan is heating, beat together the first 4 ingredients.
• Add flour and beat until smooth.
• Melt butter in heated pan and swirl the butter up the sides to coat the pan.
• Pour in the batter and bake for 25 minutes or until set. The mixture will puff while cooking and fall when removed from the oven forming a dish.
• This can be served plain or with a heated fruit topping and whipped cream.