[Sca-cooks] Last minute help for Viking pancakes

[Sue Clemenger]

Shoot, ma, it's a Dutch Baby.  Complete with a tart fruit as a topping! ;o)
Okay, so I'm being a goofball, but that's sure what it looks like to me.
--maire, very fond of them with a squeeze of lemon and a sprinkle of
(powdered) sugar...

----- Original Message -----

From: "Huette von Ahrens" <ahrenshav at yahoo.com>
To: "Cooks within the SCA" <sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Last minute help for Viking pancakes


> Yes, the eggs are left out.  This comes from a book called the Viking
Cookbook,
> published in Oslo, by SFG Books.  ISBN 82-04-06495-0. I got my copy some
years
> ago when a touring Viking exhibition came to Los Angeles.  It is published
in
> English, and the measurements are English, not American.  Here is the
recipe
> from the book:
>
> Bilberry Pancake [serves 4]
>
> 250 ml flour or 100 ml graham flour + 150 ml plain flour
> 1/2 tsp salt
> 600 ml milk
> 3 eggs
> 2 tbsp butter
> 200 ml bilberries
>
> Preheat the oven to 225 degrees C.
>
> Whisk the pancake batter without the butter and stir in the bilberries.
>
> Melt the butter in a roasting tin and pour in the batter.
>
> Bake on the middle shelf until the pancake is light brown, approx. 20 to
> 25 minutes.  Slice and serve with jam or stewed fruit.
>
> Huette
>
> --- "Laura C. Minnick" <lcm at jeffnet.org> wrote:
>
> > You know, it looks to me like some sort of German pancake is what was
meant
> > to be, but the eggs were left out. Any chance that there's a missing
> > ingredient?
> >
> > 'Lainie
> >
> > At 05:23 PM 10/9/2006, you wrote:
> > >Has anyone tried this recipe off of the Viking Answer Lady's website?
I
> > >just got it out of the oven, and it is not wonderful.  The proportions
> > >just have to be wrong, but I'm not sure what sort of product I should
be
> > >looking for.   There is no sweetener or leavener called for.  (I used
> > >blueberries ­ no lingonberries to be found in town today). Any ideas?
> > >Christianna
> > >
> > >Pancake with Berries
> > >This recipe comes from Vikingars Gästabud (The Viking Feast), and is
for
> > >four servings.
> > >Ingredients
> > >2/3 cup white flour
> > >1/2 cup whole wheat flour
> > >1/2 teaspoon salt
> > >2-1/2 cups milk
> > >2 tablespoons butter
> > >1 cup lingonberries or bilberries
> > >Turn on the oven to 425°F (225°C). Whisk the batter together without
the
> > >butter and stir in the berries.  Melt the butter in a heat-resistant
> > >baking pan and pour it in the batter. Bake it in the middle of the oven
> > >for about 20-25 minutes until the pancake has a nice color.  Cut it
into
> > >pieces and serve with some jam.
> >
>
>
> My thoughts are whirled like a potter's wheel;   King Henry VI, part I: I,
v
> http://www.twoheartsentwinedpottery.com/
>
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