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RECIPE:
Pannekaker

Traditional pancakes from Norway

Pancake with blueberry .
Photo: Esten Borgos/matprat.no
Pancake with blueberry .
Photo: Esten Borgos/matprat.no

In Norway, pancakes are often made to be large and thin (except sveler and lapper) and look more like French crêpes than American pancakes...

Pancakes with blueberry .
Photo: Astrid Hals/Matprat.no
Pancakes with blueberry .
Photo: Astrid Hals/Matprat.no

...but unlike the French, we don't only enjoy pancakes as a dessert, here it's also served as lunch or dinner!

Norwegian pancakes .
Photo: Sara Johannessen/Matprat.no
Norwegian pancakes .
Photo: Sara Johannessen/Matprat.no

You can enjoy them with whatever you like! Favourite toppings include bacon, sweet brown cheese, butter and sugar. But one of the best and most commonly used toppings is blueberry jam!

Check out the recipe!

Norwegian brown cheese .
Photo: Runar Andersen
Norwegian brown cheese .
Photo: Runar Andersen

Pannekaker – Traditional thin pancakes
from Norway

Method:

1. Mix flour and salt. Add half of the milk. Whisk together into a thick and lump-free batter. Add the rest of the milk. Whisk in the eggs. Leave the pancake batter to rest for about half an hour.

2. Melt butter in a hot frying pan. Use a ladle to pour the batter onto the pan as you tilt it in a circular motion, so that the batter settles in an even layer. Flip the pancake when it has solidified on the top and turned golden brown on the bottom.

3. When the pancake is fried on both sides, fold and place it in a refractory dish with a lid. This will keep the pancakes hot so that everyone can eat together.

Serve with blueberry jam. Enjoy!

Pancakes with blueberries, served in the forest outside Kongsberg in Eastern Norway
Pancakes with blueberries.
Photo: Alexander Benjaminsen / Visitnorway.com

Pancakes are the perfect companion when hiking some of Norway spectacular mountains.

Hiking Værøy Lofoten .
Photo: Kristin Folsland Olsen / Visitnorway.com
Hiking Værøy Lofoten .
Photo: Kristin Folsland Olsen / Visitnorway.com

... and an integral part of the Norwegian friluftsliv tradition of enjoying the outdoors. Just remember to bring a frying pan

Making pancakes with a view .
Photo: Fredrik Ahlsen/Maverix/Visit Norway
Flipping a pancake .
Photo: Christine Baglo/Visit Norway

Hot tip: Put the batter in a bottle! Easy to pack, spill-proof, and perfect for pouring.

Pancakes on a hike .
Photo: Marte Pettersen
Pancakes on a hike .
Photo: Marte Pettersen

Want to add a more personal touch to the recipe? Pick blueberries in the Norwegian woods and make your own blueberry jam!

Blueberry picking in Trondheim .
Photo: Jarle Hagen
Blueberry picking in Trondheim .
Photo: Jarle Hagen

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