FINNISH OVEN PANCAKE

This pancake is also known as Pannukakku. It has the same basic ingredients that you would put in your ordinary pancake, only you don't have to slave over the stove flipping pancakes - just mix it together and pop it in the oven. It has a soft custardy consistency.

2 tablespoons butter
4 cups milk
4 large eggs
4 tablespoons sugar
Pinch of salt
3/4 cup plain flour
Sprinkle of cinnamon

Preheat oven to 200C or 400F. Put the butter in a 9"x12" baking pan and put the pan in the oven until the butter is melted. Take the pan out of the oven and swirl the butter around to coat the sides of the pan.

In a bowl whisk the eggs lightly and add the milk, sugar and salt. Whisk in the sifted flour. Pour the mixture into the baking pan and sprinkle cinnamon on top.

Bake for 40 minutes, or until nicely puffed and browned on top. The pancake will sink as it cools and is very custardy in texture. Serve warm (I quite like it cold too) with strawberry jam (I think they call it jelly in the USA?) or if you're american/canadian like my husband, with maple syrup.

Found on Kate Conklin's blog: www.kateconklindesigns.blogspot.com

White Italian Sausage Lasagna

Meat Mixture:
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
2-4 cloves Minced Garlic (depending on your taste)
4 Italian Sausage (skin removed)
1 large Green Pepper, diced

Heat the oil in a frying pan; add the garlic and sauté until slightly brown. Add the sausage and green pepper and cook until sausage is browned and green peppers are soft. Set aside.

Sauce:
6 Tbsp Butter
6 Tbsp Flour
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Pepper
3 cups Milk
Several dashes Worcestershire Sauce
1/2-1 cup Parmesean Cheese

Melt butter in saucepan, add flour, salt, pepper and stir until smooth. Slowly add milk, stirring constantly. Add worcestershire sauce and cook until sauce thickens. Remove from heat and add the parmesean cheese; stirring until the cheese is melted. Sauce will be quite thick/gooey.

Boil 9 lasagna noodles.

Grate some cheese of your choice (try for white cheese)

In a greased 9x13 pan, layer 1/4 of sauce, 3 noodles, 1/2 of the meat mixture, then sprinkle a layer of cheese. Repeat with the sauce, noodles, meat and cheese. Start with some sauce, then noodles, and then a thin layer of sauce for the top, then sprinkle with cheese and then some parmesean cheese.

Bake at 350 for approx 30 min or when bubbly and browning.

(I used PepperJack cheese and mild Italian Sausage in my lasagna I made for the family on Feb 3)