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Pönnukökur

Name: Pönnukökur
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Iceland
Ingredients: 150g All-purpose flour; 400ml Milk; 2 Egg; 30g Butter; 1 tbsp Sugar; A pinch Vanilla Extract; A pinch Salt; To taste Granulated sugar

Dessert

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Thin crêpes sprinkled with sugar and rolled — an Icelandic home pancake treat.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Pönnukökur are thin Icelandic crêpe-style pancakes cooked in a special shallow pan. Fresh from the pan, they're sprinkled with sugar and rolled, or folded into triangles around whipped cream and jam. They're essential at coffee time on Sunday afternoons, birthdays, and when guests visit.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a Sunday afternoon in an Icelandic home, thin crêpes are cooked one after another, sprinkled with sugar, rolled, and served with coffee.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

All-purpose flour 150g
Milk 400ml
Egg 2
Butter 30g
Sugar 1 tbsp
Vanilla Extract A pinch
Salt A pinch
Granulated sugar To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Combine the flour, sugar, and salt in a bowl and gradually mix in the eggs and milk.
Add the melted butter and vanilla and rest 30 minutes.
Heat a frying pan, brush lightly with butter, pour in a thin layer of batter, and cook both sides.
Sprinkle with sugar while hot.
Roll up and plate.

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