Apr 1, 2019
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Broder Cafe
Portland, OR
Since I was up anyway, I decided to make breakfast, which meant my second attempt at aebelskiver! Getting the temperature just right so you don't burn them or undercook them was tricky, but I figured it out by the end.
My most recent thrift store trip yielded an æbelskiver pan! Æbelskiver is a Danish pastry I believe (someone please correct me if I'm wrong) and I've only ever encountered an æbelskiver pan once before, in a little German candy store in a town at the foothills of some mountains. I'm really excited to try it out, so if anyone has any tips or recipes for æbelskiver, send them my way!
Unfortunately, I do have to clean the pan before I can use it. I did a 12-hour vinegar soak and scrub, and these pictures are from after that, so you can imagine how bad the poor thing looked when I first got it. It's cast iron and only the gods know how long it's been sitting in that thrift shop, unused, so the rust is kind of intense. If any one has tips on how to clean it, send them my way please.
Mad Science: IT LIVES!
Mad Science: IT LIVES!
A day or two ago, I posted Mad Science: Assembly, chronicling Agatha’s creation of the dragon construct Aebelskiver, for Batrastard.
Now we follow to the logical conclusion: bringing Aebelskiver to LIFE!
Agatha: “Well, I think that does it for preparation. . .”
“Time for the final stage!”
“Oh, I’m so excited. This is my best construct ever. Even if it is a dragon.”
“Now. . . ”
“Time to BRING…
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Mad Science: Assembly
Not too long ago, I told Batrastard that I wanted to do something for him in exchange for his making Agatha’s glasses. He requested a plush night fury, like Pancake, the one I made in January, and I gladly agreed to the task.
But then I found out Agatha had taken it out of my hands.
Agatha: *humming away*.
What do you think you’re doing?
Agatha: “Oh, making that dragon…
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Goofing Off With Wigs
Goofing Off With Wigs
The other day, I convinced Agatha to put on the two alternate wigs that she shipped with from her previous owner, and was able to sneak a few pictures. Seeing Balldylox’s Rei and Mai having fun with their wigs, she agreed to let me post the results. ^_^
Hey, Agatha! Oh, are you helping me with Aebelskiver?
“Is that what we’re calling this clone of Pancake?”
MmmmmmmmmmYUP.
“Well, then yes, I am.…
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For a change i decided to play around with the #aebelskiver pan and make something for myself instead of the niblings. It also seemed a good a time as any to break out the injector that's been collecting dust. The result? A raspberry flavored, #chocolatefilled pile of bite-sized messiness... as #breakfast around here goes it's not the norm but totally worth it😁 #latergram #aebelskivers #chocolate
On Holiday Traditions: Carne Guisada, Hoppin' John, Aebelskiver
Note: This is a recycled post, from a couple of years ago on my Scholarly Texan blog. But the aebelskiver recipe is out-of-this-world, so I thought I'd repost it here for y'all. Merry Christmas!
I kind of love my family's holiday food traditions. Somehow, we've managed to cobble together a series of meals that captures every element of our Texan/Southern/Scottish/Danish/Spanish family history. It starts in early December, when we get two Danish kringles delivered from a mail-order company in Racine, Wisconsin--one from my dad in Columbia, South Carolina, and one from my Great Aunt and Uncle in Atlanta. On Christmas Eve, at H's house in Georgetown, Texas, we eat carne guisada and tamales: probably my favorite meal of the year. For Christmas dinner, H's mom roasts an amazing beef tenderloin. On New Years, H and I drink cava, not champagne, and make my grandmother's recipe for hoppin' john and collard greens (see picture above). But for this post I want to give you the recipe for our Christmas morning breakfast, aebelskiver. Aebelskiver are round Danish pancakes, cooked in a special pan that I thought, growing up, no one in the world owned except for my mom. Until I met H. You see, our fathers are both of Danish extraction, by way of the Midwest, and each of their mothers taught their non-Danish daughters-in-law (our mothers) how to make these delectable treats. The batter recipe is simple: 4 cups buttermilk 4 cups flour 1 tablespoon sugar 4 eggs 1 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons baking soda The trick is in cooking them thoroughly and evenly. They have to be turned at just the right moment: my Grandma Rosie taught my mom to do it with a knitting needle; H's mom does just fine with a fork. But you can only learn when to turn them through experience and intuition. It will take a few tries, but when you finally get them right, eat them hot with butter and powdered sugar.