Norwegian Pancakes
- 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
- 6 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom, or lemon zest, whichever you prefer
- 3 cups whole milk
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted, plus more for greasing the pan
- 1 cup ricotta
- 1-4 tablespoons honey (to taste)
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest (orange is also good)
- sour cream
- good strawberry jam
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, eggs, salt, sugar and cardamom or lemon zest until it makes kind of a thick yellow mixture.
- Bit by bit, whisk in the milk to make a smooth batter. Allow to rest at room temperature for half an hour. (I don't actually know what this does to the batter, but it is simply something you "must do.")
- Right before frying the pancakes, whisk the melted butter into the batter.
- Heat a 9 or 12 inch skillet (I like cast iron best) over medium-high heat. Melt a bit of butter in it, then pour in a ladle full of batter and swirl it around to coat the bottom of the pan. It should be about the thickness of a crepe or just slightly thicker.
- Cook for about 2 minutes, until the under side has turned golden brown and the top is beginning to set. Then flip it (this can be tricky and the first one almost always gets ruined), and cook the other side for just a minute. Transfer to a serving plate.
- Grease the pan with a little more butter and continue frying up the batter until it is all used. You should use pretty high heat the whole time, but if the pancakes start burning and the pan starts smoking, you should adjust the heat down a bit.
- Before serving, mix the ricotta, 2 tsp. lemon zest, and as much honey as you want together in a small bowl. Serve the pancakes accompanied by the ricotta as one topping option and sour cream and jam as another. (Or you can mix and match at will). Spread a pancake lightly with your topping of choice, roll it up, and eat. And don't forget strong black coffee!
flour, eggs, salt, sugar, ground cardamom, milk, butter, ricotta, honey, lemon zest, sour cream, strawberry jam
Taken from food52.com/recipes/8122-norwegian-pancakes (may not work)