How to make classic Danish Pancakes

Danish pancakes is a special treat and it is served as a dessert. The Danish pancakes seem to be a little sweeter than crepes. This delicious dessert will impress your family and friends for sure.  Your guests will be buzzing in anticipation to have the Danish pancake for dessert. 

 
Danish pancakes are very easy to make. Most of the ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen.  It does take a little time because you want to make at least two large pancakes for each person to enjoy.  The pancakes are made one at a time in a large skillet similar to making crepes.   

 Ingredients:

• 1 cup of all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons of sugar
• a pinch of salt
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups of milk
• European butter for frying
• grated lemon peel 
• optional filling for the pancakes such as sugar, fresh fruit, or preserves

 Cooking Utensils:

• a whisk or a fork
• small bowl
• spatula
• grater
• a large non-stick frying pan
• measuring cups
• measuring spoons

Directions:

1. Add all ingredients (except butter) into the bowl.  Mix well until all clumps are gone.
2. Let the batter sit in a large measuring cup for 20 to 30 minutes. 
3. Now you are ready to start frying pancakes! Add a bit of butter to a non-stick skillet and heat until medium warm.
4. Tilt the pan approx 90 degrees and pour batter from the top. The batter will, run down and fill the pan from rim to rim. You can also pour the batter in the middle of the pan and quickly make circling motions to distribute the batter all over the pan. The goal is to have as thin a batter layer as possible.
5. Cook until the pancake is a bit stiff.  Before you flip the pancake be sure the pancake is firm on the edges. 
6. When ready flip over the pancake.  You will see it is nice and golden brown. Cook the other side for another 1 minute.  The pancake should be light brown on both sides.
7. When ready, remove the Danish pancake from the frying pan.
8. Repeat the steps until you have used up all of the batter.

The smell of danske pandekager on the pan is sure to attract everyone in the neighborhood.

 
Danske pandekager can be eaten in many ways. Usually there is a large stack of pancakes on a serving dish for everyone to share.  We usually pass around the serving dish so at least each person has one or even two on their plate. 

The traditional way is to eat Danish pancakes is to drizzle sugar or marmelade in the center of the pancake.  Then roll up the pancake into a roll. 

  

If you have fresh fruit either strawberries

or raspberries

are wonderful to serve with the Danish pancakes on the side. 

 

In Denmark, pandekager are normally served at kaffetid (coffee hour) at 3 p.m. Formally we usually have coffee or tea with the pancakes.  If we have guests,  we serve the pancakes on our Royal Copenhagen China and our Georg Jensen silverware. 

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Mormor's Creamy Danish Salad Dressing

One of my memories of my grandmother "mormor", was to watch her cook in the kitchen.  You could see how happy she was to prepare a dish for our family.  Sometimes she prepared a salad with the meal.  Crucial for a tasty salad is a good dressing! The salad would have her Creamy Danish Salad Dressing. 


I would like to introduce to you how to make this Creamy Danish Salad Dressing. This is very simple to make with just a few ingredients.....probably ingredients that you already have! There is a chance you already have the ingredients in your kitchen.  If not, for a few dollars you could make a salad dressing that tastes delicious just plain lettuce or any good quality salad mix. 
 

• Ingredients
• 1 lemon
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1- 2 tablespoons of sugar
• 2 tablespoons cream
• salt and pepper
• dill (optional)

• Kitchen Utensils
• bowl
• measuring spoons
• a whisk
• citrus juicer or squeezer

Instruction:
Whisk the vinegar, sugar and cream together until it thickens. Season with salt and pepper and place the dressing in the fridge.

First Step
Squeeze a lemon into a bowl

Second Step
Add vinegar, cream and sugar into the same bowl. Whisk the mixture until light and fluffy.  If you like the dressing sweeter, you can add more sugar to taste.  Also, salt and pepper is optional too


If you like the salad dressing a little sweeter, you can add a little more to taste.

Third Step

Put the dressing for 10 minutes in the refrigerator to allow it to thicken slightly.

Preparing the Salad:
Wash and clean the lettuce. Tear into bite-size pieces. Drizzle the dressing over the salad.

If you like to have a mixed salad, this creamy Danish salad dressing tastes great on it too.  

Just drizzle, toss and serve! You'll get the wink and a nod from your family and friends that they are enjoying the salad dressing.

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How to Make Danish Pancakes with Ice Cream and Fruit Sauce. A Traditional Dansk Pandekage Recipe

When I was growing up my mother used to make Kale Soup then have Danish pancakes for dessert.  As children we used to cling to our mother while constantly asking when the pandekager were done.  Years later, if there is one thing our family still loves to eat is danske pandekager or Danish Pancakes. 

Danish pancakes are very similar to crepes.  However, traditional Danish pancakes are served as a dessert.  Also, it appears that the Danish pancakes are bigger in size than the crepes and possibly a little sweeter too.  

 Ingredients:

• 1 cup of all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons of sugar
• a pinch of salt
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups of milk
• European butter for frying
• grated lemon peel 
• optional filling for the pancakes such as sugar, fruit or nutella

 

See our YouTube video to see how we made the Danish pancakes too! 

Cooking Utensils:

• a whisk or a fork
• small bowl
• spatula
• grater
• a large non-stick frying pan
• measuring cups
• measuring spoons

Directions:

1. Add all ingredients (except butter) into the bowl.  Mix well until all clumps are gone.
2. Let the batter sit in a large measuring cup for 20 to 30 minutes. 
3. Now you are ready to start frying pancakes! Add a bit of butter to a non-stick skillet and heat until medium warm.
4. Tilt the pan approx 90 degrees and pour batter from the top. The batter will, run down and fill the pan from rim to rim. You can also pour the batter in the middle of the pan and quickly make circling motions to distribute the batter all over the pan. The goal is to have as thin a batter layer as possible.
5. Cook until the pancake is a bit stiff.  Before you flip the pancake be sure the pancake is firm on the edges. 
6. When ready flip over the pancake.  You will see it is nice and golden brown. Cook the other side for another 1 minute.  The pancake should be light brown on both sides.
7. When ready, remove the Danish pancake from the frying pan.
8. Repeat the steps until you have used up all of the batter.

The smell of danske pandekager on the pan is sure to attract everyone in the neighborhood.

In Denmark, pandekager are normally served at kaffetid (coffee hour) at 3 p.m. Formally we usually have coffee or tea with the pancakes.  If we have guests,  we serve the pancakes on our Royal Copenhagen China and our Georg Jensen silverware.  
 
Danske pandekager can be eaten in many ways. The traditional way is to eat Danish pancakes is to drizzle sugar or marmelade in the center of the pancake.  Then roll up the pancake into a roll. My favorite way, albeit the messiest way is with vanilla ice cream and home made fruit sauce. Please see our blog and YouTube video (below) on how to make home made fruit sauce too!

A more modern way to eat Danish pancakes is with bananas and Nutella (Chocolate hazelnut spread). We never had Nutella with our pancakes growing up in Denmark. It is probably the last 10 or 15 years that eating Danish pancakes with Nutella is a popular choice too.  

  Filling ideas:

• fresh fruit - cut up strawberry's, bananas, blueberries, raspberries, etc
• jam or jelly
• sugar
• whipped cream
• Nutellla

What's Your Favorite Filling?

How to Make A Berry Sauce. A Fruit Sauce Using Strawberries and Blackberries for Your Desserts

In Denmark, it was a necessity to have fruits withstand long storage during the winter months. Fresh strawberries (Jordbær) is a Danish favorite.  Jordbær literally means 'earth berries'.  You can find strawberries in many of the Danish desserts including as a fruit sauce.

With summer coming the farmers markets will have a great assortment of  beautiful berries including blueberry, strawberry, blackberry and raspberry.  Choose berries that are fresh, ripe and in season for the best flavor.  This fruit sauce recipe uses both a strawberry and blackberry sauce.
  

Strawberry Blackberry Fruit Sauce for Desserts

Easy and cheap to make, this berry sauce is delicious spooned over vanilla ice cream. If you like a warm sauce it is delicious over pancakes, waffles and cheesecake too!


Ingredients:

• 1/4 water
• 1 cup of strawberries (fresh or frozen)
• 1 cup of blackberries (fresh or frozen)
• 2 tablespoons of sugar
• 1/4 cup of water
• 1 teaspoon of cornstarch

Kitchen Tools:

• saucepan
• measuring cup
• wooden spoon
• teaspoon
• knife
• cuttingboard

1. Wash strawberries and/or blackberries.  Remove stems; cut large berries in half or roughly chop them.
2. Combine water, strawberries or blackberries or both in a saucepan. With this recipe we chose to have both berries. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally and bring to boil.
3. After it gets hot add 2 tablespoons of sugar. Bring to a simmer over medium heat until sugar has dissolved, about 10 minutes. Adjust sugar, if necessary, and cook until dissolved.
4. Keep in mind it will take a while until the fruit will become soft.  So, you will need to keep stirring the sauce too.
5. Next, in a cup or small bowl, mix together the cornstarch and 1/4 cup cold water. Gently stir the cornstarch mixture into the berries so as not to mash the berries.
6. Cook until sauce thickens, about 15 minutes.
7. Simmer gently until thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Thin sauce with water if it is too thick for your liking.

Other typical fruits incorporated into the Danish cuisine are

• Apples (Æbler) Popular in traditional dishes as 'winter apples' store well. Can be fried and served with Flæsk (thick bacon)
• Blackcurrant (Solbær) means literally 'sun berries'.  Eaten fresh with desserts. Can be used with fruit sauces.
• Cherries (Kirsebær) When in season eaten fresh. Cherries are used in making Heering, a famous cherry liqueur, produced in Denmark. Also, cherries are made into the famous cherry sauce or kirsebærsauce. Kirsebærsauce is commonly made for the Danish Christmas Rice Pudding called Risalamand which is on both on our blog and video (below too).
  
  
   
• Gooseberry (Stikkelsbær) literally 'thorny berries'. Used for stewed gooseberries (stikkelsbærgrød).
• Pears (Pærer)
• Plums (Blommer)
• Raspberries (Hindbær) Eaten fresh.  Also, used for preserves and fruit sauces.
• Redcurrants (Ribs) Made to jelly or simply mixed raw with sugar as (Rysteribs).  Also used with fruit sauces. Served to roast.

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How to Make Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Chocolate covered strawberries make an easy and elegant candy dessert.  This is a fun and great sweet treat to whip up in a hurry.  They are great to take to parties, give as a gift, or just to enjoy on your own.   What a treat to have right after work or on the weekend! 

 

With summer coming the farmers markets we will have a great assortment of big beautiful strawberries.  Choose strawberries that are fresh, ripe and in season for the best flavor.  Plus, you'll want to get some large red strawberries.  That way you can make show stopping chocolate dipped strawberries with either a variety of chocolates, roll them in all sorts of toppings and even soak it in your favorite liqour! 

When possible, use the fresh strawberries from the farmers markets to get the best flavor and pickings

This recipe includes an option to soak your strawberries with Finnish vodka.  We wanted to give the strawberries a Scandinavian flare to this delicious dessert. You might or might not want to soak your strawberries in vodka.   Depending how busy you are you can make everything the same day or over a 2 day period.

First Step is to soak the strawberries with vodka (optional)

Soaking strawberries in Finnish vodka for at least 1 hour infuses the fruit with vodka flavor.  Multiple options to use vodka infused strawberries are chocolate dipped strawberries, topping for ice cream, as a filling for pies, or freeze them and add them to adult smoothies.  So, there are multiple delicious ways you can serve vodka infused strawberries.

Ingredients:

1 pound (500 g) fresh strawberries with leaves

1 cup (240 ml) vodka

Kitchen Tools

• a bowl
• a plate
• a fork
• a jar
• a spoon
• color coded toothpicks

Instructions:

Rinse strawberries in a bowl and dry thoroughly. Poke holes into the strawberries with a fork. This will allow them to soak up more of the vodka. Next, place the strawberries inside the jar. Pour a cup of vodka over the berries. We used a Finnish vodka when making this delicious dessert. 

Refrigerate the jarred fruit for 1 to 24 hours. If you’re not sure how strong you want the strawberries, taste one after a few hours and see if you want to continue the soaking process. Open the jar and remove the berries from the vodka using a spoon.   

Cooking Tip: We recommend to color code your strawberries with vodka and strawberries without vodka with toothpicks.  We used red toothpicks for all of the vodka soaked strawberries and blue toothpicks for the strawberries without vodka.

Place them on a baking sheet, and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.

Second Step is to Dip the Strawberries into Chocolate
 

 

Ingredients:

• 16 ounces milk chocolate chips
• 16 ounce white chocolate chips 
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• Bowl of almonds

Kitchen Tools:

• measuring cups
• parchment lined or foil
• 1 skewer 
• a baking sheet

Directions:

Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with aluminum foil or parchment paper. The strawberries needs to be washed in advanced and dry and at room temperature before making the chocolate.  If the strawberries are cold, the chocolate won't stick too well

First step is to decide which chocolate to melt.  You can substitute white or milk chocolate for semi-sweet, or experiment with double-dipping the strawberries in different chocolates to vary the flavor and appearance. 


In a double boiler, melt the chocolate and shortening, stirring occasionally until smooth.  In a metal bowl over a pan of simmering water, combine bittersweet chocolate and shortening. Stir occasionally.  (Another option is to microwave your chocolate chips for 30 seconds then stir.) Remove it when some pieces are still not melted, and stir until they melt. If you are using white chocolate, be sure to remove from heat as soon as it is mostly melted.  White chocolate can be sensitive.  

Cooking Tip: Overheated chocolate gets thick and hard to work with, so it's important to keep a careful eye on the chocolate.  If you are using low-quality chocolate chips, you might need to add a little vegetable shortening to thin it out and make it easy to work with. 
   
Next Step is insert a toothpick into the top center of each strawberry where the stem is.  Holding the strawberries with color coded toothpicks. Dip strawberries into the melted chocolate. Don't cover the strawberries entirely because you want to see some of the lovely red strawberry.  Twirling in a circular motion to evenly cover most of the berry. As you lift it from the chocolate, twirl it so that any excess chocolate drips back into the bowl.  As you are dipping your strawberries the chocolate is starting to harden it up then you can microwave it. 

Place the berry on the prepared baking sheet and repeat with remaining berries and chocolate.  Once all of the berries are dipped, cool at temperature for five minutes.  By letting it cool it helps the chocolate from cracking. Then refrigerate then refrigerator for 15 to 30 minutes to set the chocolate. These strawberries taste best when eaten the same day they are made.

Decorating the Strawberries (optional)
When the strawberries are in season, you can't go wrong dipping them in chocolate! But what about dipping them in almonds, sprinkles, chocolate chips, coconut, etc...? They are gorgeous and delicious!

 

When the strawberries have all been dipped in chocolate, dip a fork into the white chocolate, and drizzle back and forth over berries to stripe.  Drizzling light chocolate over a strawberry dipped chocolate gives it a dramatic look.

You can use other toppings such as shaved coconut, chopped up almonds, and tiny chocolates

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• how to make Swedish Glogg for Christmas & cold evenings! (glögg or mulled wine recipe)   
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• how to make easy Danish cucumber salad (arguksalat)  
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• how to make Danish red cabbage (rødkaal)  

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