The thing I don't understand...

[rebeccmeister]

About aebleskivers OR poffertjes is, what's so special about small and/or round pancakes that require a special cooking pan? Is the special cooking pan really worth all the bother? How did that even happen?

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[moodyduck]

The aebleskivers at Scandi Fest in Junction City are spheres so they need the special pan. Why they are spheres I don't know. My sister in law works that booth every year.

[rebeccmeister]

My mom inherited an aebleskiver pan (Danish branch of the family) - they're spherical by nature, just as poffertjes are little silver-dollar sized pancakes. I have to guess the whole thing has to do with texture, but I still have to wonder how they all got started.

I guess I could ask the same question about muffins, when it gets down to it! Hmm, maybe that's how it all got started...someone wanted to make muffins but didn't have an oven, or something like that.