Nutella Abelskivers, Southern Style
Originally posted February 26, 2013
I’ve been playing in my kitchen. I’ve been playing with NUTELLA.
I have a Lodge Cast Iron Abelskiver pan and wanted to try it out. Abelskivers are like a cross between a doughnut hole and a pancake. They are cooked on a stove top in a pan that reminds me of an egg poacher.
They aren’t difficult to make. The hardest part is figuring out how to turn them. Some people use knitting needles. I used some chopsticks that I found in one of my kitchen drawers. Below is a brief visual of the process.
Get your pan ready. See what I mean? (Egg poacher) Mise en place? Gather the ingredients.
Fill the Pan
Place Nutella in the middle.
“Flip” them.
Allow them to cook on all sides.
Get ready to enjoy!
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup Self-Rising Flour
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- oil for pan
- Nutella
Instructions
- Warm abelskiver pan. (I heated mine over med-high heat.)
- Meanwhile, beat eggs well until light and somewhat frothy.
- Add buttermilk and vanilla and mix well.
- Add self-rising flour and sugar and blend.
- Pour approximately 1 tablespoon of oil into each well of pan.
- Place small amount of Nutella in a piping bag (or small zipper bag and cut off very end of tip.)
- Place scoopful of batter into each well. Allow to cook slightly before adding Nutella. Pipe small amount of Nutella into each abelskiver.
- Once bottom has begun to brown, use chopstick, knitting needle or long tined fork to assist in turning dough balls. Allow to cook for another minute or until dough is thoroughly cooked.
- Remove from pan and allow to cool. Re-oil pan and repeat.
Notes
Serve with syrup or sprinkle with powdered sugar.
So….why did I state they were Southern Style? Well, because they are made with buttermilk and self-rising flour. Two quintessential staples in a southern kitchen. Other recipes I have seen called for all-purpose flour + leaveners.
Have you ever had an abelskiver?
Tricia Night Owl Mama March 4, 2013 at 3:17 am
still havent’ tried Nutella one day I will
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Rachel March 4, 2013 at 12:01 am
I’m down for anything with Nutella in it!
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Kelly @ A Girl Worth Saving March 3, 2013 at 11:10 pm
Very tasty!
Vanessa: the queen of swag ! March 3, 2013 at 11:01 pm
These looks so yummy. Thanks for sharing.
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Theresa March 3, 2013 at 10:11 pm
Sounds cool!
Kathleen March 3, 2013 at 8:14 pm
Yum! Those look so good and I bet they are amazing when they are still warm.
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HilLesha March 3, 2013 at 5:56 pm
Yummy! I have never tried Nutella before.
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Jennifer The Quirky Momma March 3, 2013 at 3:28 pm
Oh my gosh! My daughter would go crazy over this. She is a huge Nutella fan and she loves pastries, too!
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April Golightly February 28, 2013 at 5:45 pm
Anything with Nutella is awesome
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Mom Foodie February 27, 2013 at 6:30 pm
I’ve been wanting to get an abelskiver pan for awhile now, but since I finally got around to getting a waffle iron, that should keep me busy for awhile.
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Andy Grant February 26, 2013 at 7:17 pm
New to me, but I’d give them a try.
Kiersten @ Oh My Veggies February 26, 2013 at 2:04 pm
I eye those abelskiver pans whenever I go to Williams Sonoma. This might be the recipe that finally puts me over the edge and makes me go out and buy one.
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patti February 26, 2013 at 12:29 pm
Looks good, never heard of this before.
Katy February 26, 2013 at 8:52 am
I have never even heard of an abelskiver! I love lodge cast iron and have MANY skillets and a dutch oven. What is their main purpose? Could you bake in it like cornbread?
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Lynda February 26, 2013 at 10:24 am
Perhaps it is because I may have misspelled the name?
Here is an excerpt from Wikipedia.org:
“Æbleskiver (Danish meaning apple slices (singular: æbleskive)) are traditional Danish pancakes in a distinctive shape of a sphere. Somewhat similar in texture to American pancakes crossed with a popover, æbleskiver are solid like a pancake but light and fluffy like a popover. The English language spelling is usually aebleskiver or ebleskiver.
In the United States, a version of æbleskiver is sold with a commercially repackaged pan, branded as ‘Pancake Puffs’.”