Scandinavian Christmas, Day 3

Today I'd like to welcome Rebecca over from Roots & Wings Co.! Rebecca's blog is all about how she makes life for her 3 children fun, exciting, and full of creativity! It's full of super creative tutorials (like this one and this one) and delicious looking recipes, check it out!

Rebecca's entire family "seriously hearts Denmark!" :) Her father's side came from Denmark and she grew up with parents and grandparents who taught her all the great Danish traditions. Rebecca loves to share these traditions with her children and has a truly Danish Christmas celebration every year.

Aebleskiver are Rebecca's favorite smorgasbord dish and she is going to share with everyone her delicious recipe! Prepare for your mouth to start watering...

Hi, I was so excited to guest post on Kathryn's blog! I love all things Scandinavian so this was a really fun one for me!

Our family roots go back to Denmark and we love bringing those roots into our celebrations, especially during the holidays! Monday night we got together for our St. Lucia's Day Festivities. My oldest daughter got to be St. Lucia and lead the procession! What fun. I also grew up with our Christmas tree always having Danish decorations on it like Danish Flag Garlands and straw ornaments.

Our favorite Danish recipe is Aebleskiver. Aebleskiver is kind of like a pancake ball that you fill with yummy jellies or sugar. Aebleskiver is something that I have grown up eating, and I just thought everyone ate it! My Father is the one who usually makes it, though we all make it in our own homes as well, now. I love using the recipe that he has used all these years because it has his writing in it to double and quadruple the recipe! This recipe uses every dish in the kitchen. So when we make it we like to make a ton! Plus, we usually make it when the whole family gets together and there are a lot of us! Aren't recipe cards with people's writing in them always the best!?

My Dad tells lots of fantastic stories about Denmark. Not only do we have our roots from there but he also lived there for a few years. So, he can tell us firsthand stories about living there. He also tells us stories about how the Danish people saved the Danish Jews during WWII. If you don't know that story you really have to look into it. It is amazing and heroic! It shows us that every one of us can make a difference when we encounter injustices in the world! My Dad is the best story teller to boot! I love that even my children know so much about Denmark.

We like our aebleskiver with grape jelly in it the best! This is a picture of my Dad a few years ago, enjoying some aebleskiver during a family summer camp that we held one year! It is so much fun to have traditions that tie us to our history and to the family we have now!

Thanks for the opportunity to share something with your readers that is near and dear to my heart!

If you need the recipe written out, here it is:

1/2 C butter, melted

3 eggs, separated

1 C Milk

2 TBL Sugar

1 1/2 C Flour

2 tsp Baking Powder

1/2 tsp Salt

1/2 tsp ground cardamom, if desired

Powdered Sugar

Butter for pan

In a large bowl, blend 1/2 cup melted butter, egg yolks, milk and sugar. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and cardamom, if desired. Stir into egg-yolk mixture. In a clean medium bowl, beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Fold into flour mixture. Heat aebleskiver pan over medium-low heat until a drop of water sizzles when dropped into pan. Spoon 1/2 tsp butter into each cup; let melt. Spoon 1 rounded TBL batter into each cup. Cook about 1 minute on each side, using a knitting needle or long wooden skewer to turn balls. If heat is too high, centers will be doughy. Dust each with powdered sugar. Serve hot. Makes 20 pancake balls.

FYI we don't use a knitting needle or skewer. We use two forks to turn the aebleskiver over. Also I never have cardamom on hand so I never add it.

Thanks,

Rebecca@RootsAndWingsCo

Thank you so much for sharing, Rebecca! Be sure to check out Rebecca's blog and creative mind over at Roots & Wings Co. !