Tonight we're having the In-Laws over for a "traditional" Danish dinner. My people are five generations removed from the Old Country so I'm not sure how traditional it really is, but our family has been making aebleskivers and frikadeller for as long as I can remember. Aebleskivers seem to very trendy now that Williams-Sonoma has them featured in their catalogue. In my opinion, if you're not making them in an old cast iron pan that used to belong to your mother, they're not real aebleskivers. Pumpkin filling? Pecans? No! Just butter and raspberry jam with a side of applesauce.Image via ssplam
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Don't know if you know, but I come from a Danish background as well, and we a family tradition of making abelskivers for breakfast on holiday days, esp Thanksgiving and Christmas. Love them! We've always done them with applesauce, but lately have liked them with a couple choc chips inside each...yummy!! I've never heard of the other meal item, though...what is it?
I didn't know that! Awesome! The next time you're State-side we'll have to do aebleskivers. :) Frikadeller is a meat patty consisting mainly of beef, pork, and onion...the Danish version of a meatball.
Oops...I meant to say "Mainland-side". I is dork.
Yes, we should! You'll have to teach me how to make Frikadeller...the name makes me laugh...haha
My maiden name is Christensen and my dad's grandparents moved over from Denmark.
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