What are AEbleskivers? This is a commonly asked question. AEbleskivers are basically a round pancake. They are a traditional Danish breakfast treat served with raspberry jam and powdered sugar. However the ways to enjoy AEbleskivers depend on who you talk to.
There are many theories as to how the AEbleskiver came to be. The favorite seems to be this:
In the old days when the Vikings were sailing the Atlantic and the coast of Europe they used to eat pancakes to keep up their strength. Not having fancy cookware on the ships they resorted to cooking the pancakes on a greased up shield. As we all know the shield was mainly used for combat and often times became dinged and dented from battle. After a particularly fierce battle several of the Vikings settled down to make their super, pancakes. What popped out of these dented and dinged shields, AEbleskivers. Fact or fiction? We may never know.