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Word of Mouth: Aebleskiver

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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.

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Saturday morning breakfast changed for the better when I began making gluten-free, dairy-free aebleskiver - these are great!

posted by JasonD on 2007-11-19 12:51:29
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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...

posted by Ether Maiden on 2007-11-19 14:38:44
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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...

posted by JenPDX on 2007-11-19 17:24:58
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mmmmm...those look delicious! I could almost eat the screen! LOL :)

posted by mlochk22 on 2007-11-19 20:16:47
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Oh, kanom krok - yes! So, so yum. Maybe one of these pans isn't a uni-tasker after all - hmm.

posted by faith on 2007-11-19 20:18:12
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very nice this pan!

Francesca

posted by http://www.francescav.com on 2007-11-20 06:06:59
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Awesome memories of my childhood with a Danish Mom!

posted by Bets on 2007-11-20 09:04:04
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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!

posted by gretchenkjer on 2007-11-20 11:22:09
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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...

posted by mollyk on 2007-11-20 20:40:12
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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.

posted by MSN on 2007-11-21 13:19:45
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Ooo, you're making me miss my year in Denmark! I love these!

posted by emilymch on 2007-11-21 13:23:30
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