A
holiday in Denmark often begins with a breakfast of puffy little pastries
called aebleskiver (ebleskiver). Traditionally, they are made with an
apple filling or served with applesauce (hence their name). Like other
great pastries, wonderful variations have evolved. You’ll love
aebleskiver with jam fillings and cream cheese fillings.
Ingredients
2 cups
all-purpose or cake flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 large eggs
2 cups buttermilk
filling of your choice
powdered sugar
Directions
1.
Mix together the flour, salt, and baking soda.
2. Separate the eggs, the yolks from the whites. Set the yolks aside.
Beat the egg whites until light and fluffy and soft peaks form.
3. Add the egg yolks and the buttermilk to the flour mixture and stir
until combined. Gently fold the egg whites into the batter.
4. Grease your aebleskiver pan with a spray
dispenser or with butter (spray your pan again as needed). Heat
the pan over medium heat. When hot, fill each cup one-third full with
batter. Add a small amount of filling to each. Cover with an additional
one-third batter. (Try using our Medium
Quick Release Scoop to cleanly drop the batter into the cups.)
5. Cook for one to one and one-half minutes before turning. (You can
turn your aebleskiver with a toothpick or skewer.) Cook for another
minute or until done. Remove to a plate and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Serve warm.
Choose your filling!
You can fill your aebleskivers with almost anything from applesauce to frosting. Very light fillings such as whipped toppings, pastry creams, and frostings should be injected with a pastry bag or decorating set.
- Apple aebleskivers: Sauté peeled apple slices with butter, brown sugar and cinnamon or used canned pie filling. Apples have traditionally been used with aebleskivers.
- Jam aebleskivers: Use your favorite jam. We’re partial to berry jam or cherry jam.
- Cream Cheese aebleskivers: Whip cream cheese with your favorite gourmet jam or fruit syrup.
- Cheese and bacon aebleskivers: Add a cube of cheese and cooked bacon pieces to each aebleskiver.
Make them with a mix!
aebleskiver can be made with pancake mixes. Your pancake batter needs to be lighter for aebleskivers than for pancakes. Instead of adding the egg called for in the directions, fold in the beaten egg whites from three large eggs. One of our favorite aebleskiver variations is made with Martha's Gingerbread Pancake Mix and Gourmet Harvest Peach Cobbler Jam.
Make them with a pancake recipe!
Just as you can make aebleskiver with a pancake mix, you can do so with a recipe. Again, fold in whipped egg whites in place of egg to make your batter lighter. Our free pancake guide, “The Perfect Pancake”, describes how to do this and provides an array of pancake recipes suitable for aebleskiver. Just tell us where to send it and you’ll promptly receive this 25 page, downloadable e-book.
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