Jorgensen Family Tradition!

This year, Andy and I are spending Christmas with his Sister Larissa and her family in Ohio. We are both really looking forward to being able to visit them and share the holiday's with them. It would be a lot of fun to make it out west to visit family, but we feel blessed to have family within driving distance to visit. So THANKS to Larissa and Spencer, Cole and Jack in advance for letting us spend Christmas with your family.

The other day Larissa asked me what some of my family traditions for the holiday's were. One of my favorites is the Danish Aebelskiver. For those of you who may have heard of this delicious 'pastry' of sorts, know how great they are. So I though I would share the recipe for my Mom's Danish Aebelskiver...our Christmas Morning Family Tradition.

First you need a cast iron Aebelskiver pan...which look like this:

Danish Aebelskiver from Colette Jorgensen

4 Eggs separated

1 Tbs. Sugar

2 C. Flour

1/2 tea. Salt

1 tea. Baking Powder

1/4 c. melted butter

Scant 2 C. Milk (scant= not quite)

Beat egg yolks until light. Add sugar and beat until thickened. Sift together dry ingredients and add, alternating with butter and milk. Beat egg whites until soft (and fairly thick) and fold into batter. Fill each Aebelskiver cup in pan 2/3 full, cook over med heat until bubbly. Turn with fork and cook other side until brown. Serve with syrup, honey, jam.

*Note: I find it useful to spray each cup with nonstick spray each time you fill it. That way Aebelskiver's won't stick to pan.