Fluffy Apple Spheres: Your New Favorite Danish Pancake Balls
Delightful Danish pancake balls filled with tender apple pieces and kissed with cinnamon, perfect for brunch or dessert.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: About 20 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Danish
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 1⅔ cup (4dl) buttermilk
- 0.9 oz (25g) fresh yeast
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon Danish vanilla sugar or vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups (250g) flour
- Lard or oil for frying
Instructions
- Gently heat the buttermilk until lukewarm.
- Crumble the fresh yeast into a bowl, add sugar, salt, and vanilla, then stir in the lukewarm buttermilk.
- Add egg yolks to the yeast mixture and stir until combined.
- Gradually mix in the flour to form a smooth batter.
- In a separate bowl, whip the egg whites until fluffy.
- Gently fold the whipped egg whites into the batter.
- Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel and let rise for about 1 hour until doubled in size.
- Pour lard or oil into the æbleskiver pan and heat to medium-high.
- Fill each well of the pan with batter and fry until golden brown and crispy, about 2-3 minutes per side.
- Dust with powdered sugar and serve warm.
Notes
For extra fluff, always whip egg whites just before using them. Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sphere
- Calories: 70
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
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