Welcome to our new blog. We will use this to make aebleskiver even more popular to make and, of course, eat! You might be wondering what aebleskiver is. If you have ever been to Solvang in California, chances are you have already had some. You can hardly walk down the street and not either see them being eaten or had some yourself.
Solvang is what is known as "The Danish Capital of America". It is a small town started by some Danish educators looking for a perfect place to start a Danish folk school on the West Coast. It was started in 1911 and has grown in size and popularity to what it is now. In fact it is now so well known, that the Amgen Bicycle Tour selected it as the 5th stop on its recent race in February of this year.
Every year Solvang has its "Danish Days Celebration" in September. The main attraction is serving aebleskiver to all comers. At that time they are served as a breakfast item with a Danish Sausage and accompanied with orange juice and coffee or milk. Approximately 5-10,000 visitors come for this celebration each year.
If you have some questions you might like to have answered regarding Solvang or aebleskiver feel free to ask them and I will try to answer them for you.
Arne Hansen
www.aebleskiver.com
arneh@syv.com
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If you have been to Solvang lately you might have seen the main street (Copenhagen Drive) is all torn up. The town is in the middle of a facelift and it should be finished before summer season starts.
Do not miss coming back to see the improvement.
I have a question about reheating aebleskiver. I am making them for a party and want to make them a day in advance. What are your suggestions?
The best way to serve aebleskiver is to make them fresh from the pan. If that is not possible, then make them the day in advance and cool them first to room temperature, before wrapping them in celophan and placing them in the refrigerator. Make sure they are wrapped good or they will pick up flavor and smell from the other foods.
When ready to serve reheat them in a closed container, like a pyrex with the lid on, for about 15 minutes at 200-250 degrees.
Then serve them with raspberry jam and sprinkle powdered sugar on top.
Your guests will love you for it.
I am sorry I was unable to answer your blog before, but the site would not let me enter before. I am back in charge again now.
Watching the Cartoon Network last week with my son, I was MOST amused to see the EXCITING, INNOVATIVE product called Pancake Puffs! You can laugh at the commercial at www.pancakepuffs.com. My son was pretty amazed when I pulled my "Pancake Puffs" pan out of the cupboard! (Mine is a Griswold...no idea how old.) I admit, though, that the commercial sparked my interest in trying other batters in the pan, and that's how I ran across your website. I'd love to visit if we get to your part of the state!
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