Swedish Pancakes

Swedish Pancakes: Step by Step

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1. Whisk the eggs, flour, salt and sugar with 100 ml of the milk to a smooth paste, then whisk in the rest of the milk and the melted butter.

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2. Rest the batter for 10 minutes.

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3. Heat a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat and add a little butter.

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4. Pour in a ladle of batter, tilt the pan to coat and cook for 1 minute on each side until golden. Repeat, making 12 pancakes in all.

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5. Serve hot with the jam and whipped cream.

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What Can Go Wrong

1. Add the milk gradually so the batter is lump-free.
2. Make the first pancake a test; adjust the heat as needed.
3. Keep cooked pancakes warm in a low oven.

Ingredient Swaps

• In a sauce, full-fat crème fraîche can usually take the place of the double cream; single cream is thinner and more likely to split if it boils, so keep it below a simmer.

About This Recipe

Sunday lunch in a Swedish household used to end with these, and they suit any slow weekend morning: thin, golden pancakes, spread with jam and rolled up, with cream on the side. They are closer to a crêpe than to the thick American kind. Think thin.

The batter is mostly milk, so it is thin enough to spread to the edges of the pan in a quick swirl. Whisk the flour with the eggs and a little milk first to a smooth paste, then add the rest of the milk slowly. This stops lumps. Let the batter rest for 10 minutes, which lets the flour swell and gives a tender pancake that does not tear when turned.

Use a medium-hot pan with a little butter. Pour in a ladle of batter, tip the pan to coat, and cook for about a minute each side until golden with lacy brown edges. Stack the pancakes on a warm plate and serve with lingonberry jam, sugar or whipped cream.

On the Table Alongside

Lingonberry jam · Whipped cream · Fresh berries · Sugar and lemon

Storing Leftovers

Keeps for 2 days in the fridge, interleaved with paper. Freeze for 2 months.

Swedish Pancakes Nutrition Facts

Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. How the figures are worked out.

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