Aebleskiver n. Danish spherical pancake cooked in a special cast-iron pan, also sometimes called an aebleskiver.
Aebleskivers are little balls of golden pancake, cooked in these heavy cast-iron pans and flipped twice during cooking to develop their spherical shape. These photos come from the terrific weblog Northwest Sourdough, and these are actually a variety of sourdough aebleskivers. These are often rolled in powdered sugar or filled with jam - prune is traditional. Click through for another photo of the finished product.
Saturday morning breakfast changed for the better when I began making gluten-free, dairy-free aebleskiver - these are great!
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These make me think of japanese Takoyaki- a similar thing but with chunks of octopus and scallions and such dropped in before turning them to form the balls.
Mmmm... spherical food...
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http://www.thaifoodandtravel.com/recipes/kanomkrok.html
You can also use the aebleskiver pan to make these delicious thai coconut pancake morsels called kanom krok...
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mmmmm...those look delicious! I could almost eat the screen! LOL :)
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Oh, kanom krok - yes! So, so yum. Maybe one of these pans isn't a uni-tasker after all - hmm.
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very nice this pan!
Francesca
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Awesome memories of my childhood with a Danish Mom!
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Oh man, I've been talking about these for years [I get Grandma's pan when she's no longer with us], and no one has ever heard of them or their awesomeness. I also never really knew how to spell it. So yea!
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JasonD--I'd love to know more about that gluten free recipe! Would you consider sharing?
Aebleskiver are something I look forward every time I return to Denmark. My Danish family uses an electric pan which plugs into an outlet. I think that's pretty common among Danes now. I even contemplated buying one last time I visited...missed opportunity!
We always eat them with a cup of rich, hot chocolate...
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These remind me of an Indian breakfast dish that we eat with coconut and mint Chutney. We make the spherical pancakes with rice and lentil batter.
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Ooo, you're making me miss my year in Denmark! I love these!
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Aebleskiver are a traditional danish dessert, eaten after supper or with the evening coffee or tea. (They are not a breakfast item in Denmark.) In the wintertime, they are often served with gloegg, a warm spiced wine mixture.
Danes often serve them with sugar or jam. To serve in this manner, put the finished aebleskiver and condiments on the table. Each person makes a hole or tears the aebleskive, then inserts the filling of their choice. The cook can also insert a prune while cooking the aebleskive, so the prune will be inside once the aebleskive is cooked.
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