Swedish Pancakes

This blog post is dedicated to Brooke's Great Grandfather Wally. One of many fond childhood memories is Swedish pancakes on Sunday after attending church. The family gathered at my grandparent's house and waited patiently for the frying pan to heat and batter to be mixed. The kids sitting at the bar table on the squeaky bar stools each got their turn receiving one perfectly cooked pancake delivered to their plate by Grandpa Wally. After butter and sugar was added, it was rolled up into a "log" and oh, so carefully eaten. The smallest sliver was cut and enjoyed slowly so that this one pancake could last all the way to next round.

Brooke got to help her mommy make the Swedish last Sunday. She watched as the ingredients were measured and poured. As I added each egg I told her, "egg" and she replied, "ap-ple". At this point, anything round in the kitchen is an apple.

She held on to the measuring spoons and even got to mix the batter up.

As a child, my mother used this apron when baking cookies with my grandmother. It's still on the large side for Brooke, but she's just a beginner in the kitchen!

Here's the finished product and the recipe:

Swedish Pancakes

Serves 4

Mix: 4 eggs, 2 cups milk, 1 cup flour, 4 T sugar, 1/4 cup oil, 2 dashes of salt, and vanilla or almond flavoring to taste.

Pour onto a frying pan or griddle and rotate until it's very thin. Cook until light brown. Flip over and cook other side until done. Add butter and sugar and roll up!

Brooke had a fabulous Sunday breakfast of Swedish, bananas and milk. By the way, Kent grew up eating similar pancakes but they were called "Danish" pancakes. I bet you could put any of the Scandinavian country's names in front of pancakes and you'd get the same thing!