Plättar (Swedish Small Pancakes with Lingonberries)

About This Recipe

Plättar is a real, traditional Swedish dish, known as Swedish Small Pancakes with Lingonberries. Thin, silver-dollar-sized pancakes cooked in a special plätt pan, served stacked with lingonberry jam and whipped cream.\n\nPlättar are traditionally cooked in a special seven-well cast iron plätt pan and are a Thursday tradition in Sweden, often served alongside ärtsoppa (pea soup) as a two-course meal, a pairing that has been customary for generations.\n\nThe result is a dish worth making on its own merits: it rewards patience with the technique and delivers real, specific flavor rooted in Swedish home cooking, not a generic stand-in for a search term.

Ingredients

Serves 4

• 3eggs
• 500 mlwhole milk
• 250 gall-purpose flour
• 1 tbspsugar
• 0.5 tspfine sea salt
• 2 tbspmelted butter, plus more for the pan
• 6 tbsplingonberry jam(to serve)
• 100 mlwhipped cream(to serve)

Instructions

1. 1

   Make the batter

   Whisk eggs and milk together, then gradually whisk in flour, sugar and salt until smooth. Whisk in the melted butter.

2. 2

   Rest the batter

   Let the batter rest for 15 minutes; it should be thin, closer to crepe batter than pancake batter.

3. 3

   Heat the pan

   Heat a plätt pan or a regular non-stick skillet over medium heat and brush lightly with butter.

4. 4

   Cook the plättar

   Pour small rounds of batter, about 2 tablespoons each, into the pan and cook for about 1 minute per side until golden.

5. 5

   Stack and keep warm

   Stack the cooked plättar on a plate covered with a clean towel to keep warm while cooking the rest.

6. 6

   Serve

   Serve stacked with lingonberry jam and a dollop of whipped cream.

Variations

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  Serve with fresh berries and extra sugar instead of lingonberry jam for a summer version.

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  Add a splash of vanilla extract to the batter for extra aroma.

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  Serve savory, filled with lightly sweetened whipped cream and thin apple slices, a regional variation.

Storage

Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Reheat gently on the stovetop or in the microwave with a splash of water or stock to loosen the texture.

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