Aebleskiver Fest

Aebleskiver Fest Is February 24, 2024!

9:00 am to 2:00 pm

Food Tickets: $10 age 12 to adult, $5 for children 4-11, under 4 free

Danish Aebleskiver  pronounced “able-skeever”, are a delicacy, supposedly invented by some Dane back in history. They are like a waffle or a pancake formed like a tennis ball. The name makes people believe that they have slices of apples inside, which is correct— if you put apple slices inside!

Back in the good old days, when the Vikings were roaming up and down the coasts of Europe and the waters of the Atlantic, one band of these Vikings had been particularly hard hit in battle, so, when they got back on their ship with their horn helmets and shields all dented and banged up, they decided to have one of their favorite dishes to help them regain their strength —- pancakes!! In those days they did not have modern conveniences such as frying pans, so, they greased their shields and poured the pancake batter on them over the fire but,  guess what came out of the holes of the shields!! Aebleskiver!!! 

INGREDIENTS:

2 egg whites

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 tablespoon white sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt 

4 tablespoons butter,

melted 2 cups buttermilk

1 cup vegetable oil for frying

DIRECTIONS:

Note: You will need an Aebleskiver pan to cook these properly. Beat the whites stiff. Mix together the flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, sugar, melted butter and buttermilk at one time and beat until smooth. Gently fold in the egg whites last. Put about 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in the bottom of each Aebleskiver pan cup and heat until hot. Pour in about 2 tablespoons of the batter into each cup. As soon as they get bubbly around the edge, turn them quickly (Danish cooks use a long knitting needle, but a fork will work). Continue cooking, turning the ball to keep it from burning.