Æbleskiver
In the renaissance in Denmark fritters of different kinds were all the rage. One of the ones that have transformed and is still a traditional dish in Denmark is the apple fritters “æbleskiver” – not that there is apples in the modern ones. This is a much more traditional apple fritter – with apples inside. They are super tasty and you might want to just eat all of them.
I got the recipe from a friend, so I am not quite sure where she has it from, but the method and ingredients are all appropriate for the period.
Eat them with jam, honey or a dipping sauce made from the apple marinade.
Apple fritters
Wonderful apple fritters as they could have been made in the renaissance
Ingredients
- 3 big apples
- 100 milliliters elderflower cordial or a fruit juice
- 3 tablespoons sugar or honey
- 150 grams wheat flour
- 100 milliliters milk
- 4 egg yokes
- 2 egg whites
- butter for frying
Instructions
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Cut the apples into thin slices and let it sit in the sugar and juice mix for at least two hours. This will sweeten and flavour the apples.
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Whip the whites stiff enough that you can turn the bowl over.
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Mix the other ingrediens in another bowl and fold in the whites. The dough is quite thick - that is on purpose.
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Dry the apples (save the liquid and make it into a dipping sauce) and cover the apple with the batter.
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Fry them on both sides in a hot pan with the butter. You might need to add a bit of batter if the apples are not quite covered.
Recipe Notes
This is the precursor to the danish dish "æbleskiver"
Sadly I do not have the historical source as the recipe comes from a danish television show