Aebleskivers

My Aunt Jean gave me the cast iron pan when we got married. My mom gave me a large bag of aebleskiver mix. Brian and I enjoyed making these for breakfast before General Conference or sometimes on slow weekend mornings. Eventually, the mix ran out and I always intended to replace it, but never did. We stopped making them on Conference mornings. Months turned to years and sadly, my kids had no memory of aebleskivers. Finally, six months ago, I pulled out the pan again and an old recipe card with my Mom's handwritten instructions to make aebleskivers from scratch:

Stir together in order-

• 3 egg yolks
• 2 heaping TB sugar
• 1/2 t. salt
• 2 C.buttermilk
• 1 t. soda in 1/2 C. hot water
• 2 C. flour
• 1 t. baking powder
• 1 t. vanilla
• Fold in 3 egg whites, beaten 'til fluffy

I loved reading her hand and remembering the many times as a child I watched her make the golden, round delicacies for our family as a special breakfast. I used to tear them in half and pile on the powdered sugar.

Now, we served them with a fresh raspberry sauce as well as powdered sugar and butter. Now, I make them from scratch the way my mother used to and the way her mother did before. Now, my children pile on the powdered sugar and devour them the way I used to when I was a girl. Now, I am passing on heritage and tradition. Now, I am satisfied.