The purpose of this page is less to share our recipes than it is to have a place
where we can always find special recipes that we don't want to lose. I almost
lost a family recipe for Swedish Pancakes that my mom gave to me (we call
them "Daddy Pancakes" at our house).
At this writing, I don't have the recipe in here but I wanted to create the page
to remind me for later.
I didn't really come up with this recipe. This was something like the recipe that my mom used sometimes for Swedish pancakes. I just loved them when I was growing up and so brought the recipe forward to our house.
These are thin pancakes and us Fogelquists usually roll them up with generous quantities of butter and powdered sugar inside. They're usually eaten as quickly as I can make them and seem to become less fun to eat when the time between cooking and eating is increased. You don't have to confine yourself to filling them with butter and powdered sugar. Some of our guests insist on filling them with preserves and hot sauce. Also, I have seen them served folded into quarters.
Ingredients and Preparation:
3 eggs
2 1/2 cups milk
1 1/3 cup flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons melted butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla, optional
In a blender, combine all the ingredients above until smooth.
Heat a 10 inch non-stick skillet over medium heat until very hot.
Lightly butter the skillet and pour 1/2 cup of the batter into it.
Swirl the pan with batter to expand to a thin layer.
Cook until bubbles form and the pancake is golden brown on the bottom, about 1-1/2 minutes. Flip turn and continue to cook for about one more minute.
Remove from the fry pan. It is only necessary to add additional butter to the pan occasionally for more pancakes.
When finished, brush melted butter on each pancake, sprinkle with powdered sugar and roll pancake into a tube. Of course you can do any of a number of other finishes depending on your mood.
(Start to finish: 5 minutes)
1 Tbsp. instant coffee
1 Tbsp. hot water
1/2 cup cold water
2 Tbsps. milk
1 to 2 Tbsps. sugar
3 Ice cubes
In blender or cocktail shaker, dissolve coffee in hot water.
Add remaining ingredients and blend or shake until very frothy
Pour into a cold glass and serve immediately... makes about 1 1/2 cups