Blood orange & cardamom pancakes (aebleskiver)
makes 24
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These comforting round buttermilk pancakes are spiked with citrus and spice. A traditional Danish bake, they're called aebleskiver. It's all about hygge!
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- 125g plain flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp ground cardamom
- 200ml buttermilk
- 2 large eggsseparated
- 1 blood orangezested
- 1 tbsp blood orangejuice
- 50g buttermelted and cooled, plus extra for greasing
- 1 tbsp caster sugar
- icing sugarto dust
Nutrition: per aebleskivier
- kcal49
- fat2g
- saturates1g
- carbs5g
- sugars1g
- fibre0g
- protein1g
- salt0.1g
Method
step 1
In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, cardamom and a pinch of salt. In another bowl, mix the buttermilk, egg yolks, orange zest and juice and butter. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and whisk to create a smooth batter.
step 2
Whisk the egg whites until stiff peaks form, then add the caster sugar, whisk again, then fold into the batter.
step 3
Butter an aebleskiver pan and set over a medium-high heat. Spoon 1 tbsp batter into each hole and allow to cook and set for about 1 min. Use a skewer or pointed palette knife to flip the pancakes around forty degrees, then add a bit more batter, allow to set and flip again, cooking and rotating until you have a golden puffed pancake ball. Alternatively, drop spoonfuls of batter into a buttered non-stick frying pan and cook for several mins on each side. Dust with icing sugar and serve hot.
