by j - Frugal Mom - r.
Member since:
March 28, 2007

Growing Up With Danish Pandekager

July 31, 2010 08:53 PM UTC
views: 0 | 13 people recommend this | comments: 33

My big boys suggested that they make Danish pandekager today, and they were very excited about doing it by themselves. They did get a little help, but with some great team work they managed to create a huge stack of Danish pancakes.

Pandekager was one of the first things I learned to cook, when I was growing up, so I am excited to pass on the tradition.

 

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You can find more photos and the recipe for Danish Pancakes here.

 

What was the first thing you learned to cook, and who taught you?

Comments: 33

Karen M. Jul 31, 2010, 9:12pm UTC
They look similar to crepes...are they sweet? Tell me more!
j - Frugal Mom - r. Jul 31, 2010, 9:25pm UTC
They are not really sweet, but the accessories are:)
Leah Christensen Jul 31, 2010, 9:21pm UTC
Mormor lærte mig hvordan man laver oksekød gryderet. Desværre har jeg brændt det første parti. Jeg bruger en oversættelse app på min iPod til at skrive dette. Er det korrekt?
j - Frugal Mom - r. Jul 31, 2010, 9:25pm UTC
Sejt Leah! Yeps, det er korrekt!
Leah Christensen Jul 31, 2010, 9:35pm UTC
Jeg er glad for det er korrekt. Jeg kan oversætte engelsk til alle sprog. Jeg skal bruge denne app til at lære mere dansk, og sone kroatiske og serbiske, så jeg kan overraske, at søde serbiske buschauffør når jeg går til den cafe. Min ven, der gør det lokale kroatiske radio-programmet vil også blive overrasket.
Marsha C. Jul 31, 2010, 10:09pm UTC
English please or I will think you are talking about me LOL
Leah Christensen Jul 31, 2010, 10:12pm UTC
I was talking about the beef stew that Mormor taught me how to make, which I burned. Lol J R was telling me that the translation app on my iPod translated Danish correctly.
Leah Christensen Jul 31, 2010, 10:15pm UTC
...and I also mentioned using the free translation app to flirt with all the cute Serbian and Croatian guys around here, in their own language. lol
B.B. B. Jul 31, 2010, 9:21pm UTC
i love those :-)
Marsha C. Jul 31, 2010, 10:09pm UTC
did you make some for me?
Nancy Paoletti Jul 31, 2010, 10:21pm UTC
I think we will have to try this sometime.
Janet "Jax" B. Jul 31, 2010, 11:22pm UTC
Oh how yummy.....and now they need lingenberry jam....lol
Pam S. Aug 1, 2010, 8:39am UTC
They look delicious.
Nick Howes Aug 1, 2010, 8:40am UTC
In keeping with your Danish theme, my mom (a war bride from Copenhagen originally) showed us how to separate out an egg yolk into a cup then begin adding sugar and stirring it into a thick paste, continuing to add sugar and continuing to stir. I suppose this could go on indefinitely, but our patience usually gave out before we reached the finish point.

BTW Janet, your icon with the puppy in the bikini is disturbing :)
Walker Bennett, SF Author Aug 1, 2010, 10:22am UTC
Those are similar to Russian Blini, except the blin is a slightly thinner batter and yeast is added a half hour before making. They're great when you roll up marmalade, Ikra, or sour cream.
Leah Christensen Aug 1, 2010, 1:12pm UTC
Love it, Walker. When you couldn't think of tge English word "caviar" you thought of a Russian word typed phonetically in Russian. Brilliant!!
Walker Bennett, SF Author Aug 1, 2010, 10:35pm UTC
I absolutely hate it when I can't think of the English word. Russian is not my first language, but more often than not, that's the word that comes to mind first.
Leah Christensen Aug 1, 2010, 10:47pm UTC
That's why I married you. You know I'm a sucker for guys who speak Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Turkish, Danish, Greek..... You get the picture.
Heidi S. Aug 1, 2010, 2:26pm UTC
They look really good. I have Danish heritage, so I might have to try out the recipe! Thanks!
Leah Christensen Aug 1, 2010, 3:11pm UTC
Really? I didn't know that!! Can you please tell us a bit about your Danush heritage? Always nice to meet another one. ;)
Heidi S. Aug 1, 2010, 4:44pm UTC
My mother was half Danish - we have the noses to show it, lol. She told me my great-grandmother was a dancer in the palace, her last name was Borregaard. I believe it was my grandfather who emigrated to the US. How about you?
Leah Christensen Aug 1, 2010, 6:07pm UTC
Mom came from Odense, with her parents and brothers. About four generations on both sides were from Odense.

Christensen is her maiden name, which I legally took in 2001, to reflect my Danish heritage.

Dad was born in Canada, as were my sister and I. With no accent, and not raised with the language, I wanted Mm's maiden name. Leah Mary Allan blended in a bit too much with my surroundings, so i'm now Leah Mary Allan Christensen. I kept Christensen when I married Walker Bennett. Around here, people who know me, call him Mr. Christensen, all the time. lol He loves it! ;)
Heidi S. Aug 2, 2010, 11:14am UTC
I don't know the language at all, my mother wasn't raised with it either. She was born in Ohio. It's funny, I actually have more German in me, and took back my maiden name to reflect that in 2006. (My mother was half German, as was my father.) That's cute about your husband!
Leah Christensen Aug 2, 2010, 3:41pm UTC
Thanks. My hysband's cute, no matter how you look at him. ;)
Dagmara H. Aug 1, 2010, 8:38pm UTC
I love those
Sherrie H. Aug 2, 2010, 12:50am UTC
Are they as good as aebleskivers?
j - Frugal Mom - r. Aug 8, 2010, 8:35pm UTC
They sure come close Sherrie:)
Rose Hill Aug 2, 2010, 7:46pm UTC
They look delish and a lot like my German pancakes. I haven't made any in ages.
Leah Christensen Aug 2, 2010, 7:50pm UTC
What makes your pancakes German? Do Germans have a special recipe?
Laurel Santiago Aug 4, 2010, 1:44pm UTC
Looks wonderful! I love pancakes.
Kim K. Aug 9, 2010, 5:10pm UTC
I'll have to try them!
Karolyn Q. Aug 11, 2010, 9:51am UTC
I learned by watching. My mom didn't measure alot. She just knew and was the best cook. I learned stew, stuffed cabbage and dumplings. Love stuffed cabbage.
Tory H. Oct 17, 2010, 10:58pm UTC
I never saw this article, eek! These look so good :)

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