Q: I received a Swedish Plätt pan for Christmas. Never in my life have I owned something that is so specific to one type of use, but I have a small kitchen and would really love to use it more often. Any ideas on what else I can use this specialty item for?
Sent by Kim
Editor: Kim, how fun! This pan is rather similar to an aebleskiver pan, but the wells are more shallow, and therefore rather more useful. We can think of so many things to use this for. How about perfect round fried or shallow-poached eggs? How about mini pancakes or stovetop biscuits? And why limit it to the stovetop? We think you could use this pan to bake cookies, biscuits, or even whoopie pies!
Readers, any thoughts for Kim and her new pan?
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I'd try english muffins in it. Also, individual-sized cheese crisps a la http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/parmesan-crisps-recipe/index.html
Basically a shallow Aebleskiver or Takoyaki pan. Why not try making flat Takoyaki or Aebleskiver?
Ooh! I know! Mini-crepes!
Mini-frittatas for sandwiches? You'd have to choose "flat" fillings like grated zucchini, fresh herbs, and parmesan. Do a panful and you have your lunch for 7 days! (Is this a bizarre idea?)
You can make fortune cookies with that.
How about cornmeal blinis? You could top them with some smoked salmon or trout and a bit of creme fraiche?
Yorkshire pudding! The pans are nearly the same, but the indentations in yours are slightly shallower. Just don't fill them all the way to the brim--Yorkshire pudding rises a lot!
English muffins or crumpets!
small pupusas or tortillas?
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silver. dollar. pancakes.
or use it for tostones!
Egg whites? When they're done, you can stack them like pancakes and drizzle with salsa or pesto instead of maple syrup. Or maple syrup works just as well ;)
Since Plättar are small pancakes, It's from this comment an forward, forbidden to put 'pancakes ' and 'crêpes' as valid responses in your comment fields! It's just a way to obvious answer...
The indentations are too shallow for things like muffins and yorkshire pudding--they would just overflow and stick together. And sqm is totally right. It's a pancake pan, so telling Kim to use it for pancakes is silly.
I have my father's, and I use it all the time. I make a lot of pancakes.
For tartlet bases?
You could use it for keeping crab cakes or fish cakes spaced out!
My mother-in-law bakes her regular wholewheat buns in a (rectangular) pan that looks exactly like that - not sure it makes a huge difference, but it seems to work well! Cream puffs? Not that you need a pan with indentations, but it could be fun to test it out.