Grandparents Swedish Pancakes Recipes

TRADITIONAL SWEDISH PANCAKES

Steps:

• Beat eggs in a large bowl; add milk, flour, sugar, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, and vanilla extract and mix until batter is very thin.
• Heat a griddle or a Swedish plett pan over medium heat; add about 1 teaspoon oil. Pour a small amount of batter onto the griddle and tip griddle to spread the batter into a thin layer; cook until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip pancake and cook until browned on the other side, 2 to 3 minutes more. Roll pancake and place on a plate. Repeat with remaining batter.

SIMPLE SWEDISH PANCAKES

Steps:

• Combine milk, eggs, 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour, sugar, salt, and nutmeg in a blender; blend until batter is smooth.
• Heat a seasoned griddle over medium-high heat. Ladle 1/4 to 1/2 cup of batter onto the griddle and spread thinly. Cook until top looks barely dry, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. Slide a long, thin spatula under pancake to loosen edges; flip. Continue cooking until just browned on the second side, about 1 minute more.
• Roll up pancakes and serve a few at a time.

COPYCAT IHOP SWEDISH PANCAKES

Steps:

• Beat eggs until very light.
• Sift together the flour, salt and sugar.
• Add half the milk and fold in flour, sifted with sugar and salt.
• Then add remaining milk, cream and butter.
• If consistency is too thick , add more milk.
• Using a hot griddle, ladle the batter onto the griddle creating a 5-6 inch diameter.
• These pancakes are thin and will only need a minute or two on each side.
• Place 2 tablespoons of lingonberry (Swedish cranberries) sauce on center of pancake and roll up like jelly roll.
• Serve sprinkled with confectioners sugar.

TRADITIONAL SWEDISH PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs with half the milk.
• Beat in flour and salt until smooth.
• Stir in melted butter and remaining milk.
• Heat a griddle or large skillet with a small amount of vegetable oil.
• For each pancake, pour about 1/4 cup batter onto the griddle and cook over medium heat 1 to 2 minutes.
• With a spatula, turn the pancakes and cook until golden brown, about 1/2 minute.
• Serve immediately or keep warm while making the remaining pancakes.

GRANDMA'S SWEDISH THIN PANCAKES

Steps:

• Combine eggs, milk and oil in a 2-quart mixing bowl.
• Mix well with wire whisk.
• In small bowl, combine flour, sugar and salt.
• Mix well.
• Using wire whisk, mix flour mixture into egg mixture.
• Let rest for about 10-15 minutes.
• Lightly grease skillet. I like to use a non-stick saute pan. My husband uses a cast iron skillet. I think both work fine.
• Preheat skillet over medium high heat.
• Pour about 1/4 cup of batter onto hot skillet.
• With a circular wrist motion, swirl pan until batter is evenly covering bottom of pan.
• Cook until edges just start to brown.
• Carefully flip pancake over with a thin spatula. (I like to use a wide one).
• Cook turned crêpe about 20 seconds or until lightly browned.
• Slide onto plate to cool.
• Continue cooking remaining batter using same method.
• Serve hot by spreading with butter and syrup. Or Lingonberry preserves. Or sprinkled with powdered sugar. Then roll up like a crepe and enjoy.

ARVIDSON SWEDISH PANCAKES

Steps:

• Beat eggs in a large bowl until smooth. Add milk, flour, sugar, vanilla extract, nutmeg, and salt; whisk until just combined. Stir in 1/2 cup melted butter until batter is very thin and slightly lumpy.
• Heat a nonstick griddle over medium-high heat. Brush generously with 1 teaspoon butter. Pour batter onto the griddle to make 6-inch pancakes. Cook until bubbles form and the edges are dry, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Flip and cook until the other side is dry, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Repeat with remaining batter.

GRANDMA KAY'S SWEDISH PANCAKES

Steps:

• Allow eggs and milk to rise to room temperature.
• Beat eggs until frothy; slowly add milk.
• Blend in each ingredient separately.
• Add the flour 1 tablespoons.
• at a time; add the butter last.
• (Batter will be thin and may contain lumps- not to worry!) Heat griddle or skillet on medium to med -lowheat.
• Add a small amout of butter and swirl around.
• Pour batter onto the hot griddle by the tablespoonful; turn pancakes when they become bubbly.
• Cook until golden and remove to plate.
• Note: You may keep stacks warm in the oven on low while you cook a bunch of these up.
• Serve with butter, Swedish lingonberry or Swedish strawberry preserve and a dusting of powdered sugar.