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Takke pancakes

Small pancakes of barley flour, salt and milk fried on a greased takke and served with red fruit sauce or cordial, or with fried pork belly. From Erken’s Stor kokebok (1949), p. 550.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 550 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Takke pancakes are a traditional variant fried on a griddle rather than in a pan; the book mentions both sweet and savoury serving.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Make the batter

    Make an ordinary pancake batter from flour, salt and milk.

  2. 2

    Grease the griddle

    Grease the takke (griddle) well with a fat cloth, that is, solid fat wrapped in a cloth.

  3. 3

    Fry

    Put the batter in a jug and pour it on the takke in small cakes of equal size. The takke must not be very hot.

  4. 4

    Serve

    Serve with red fruit sauce or cordial. Instead you can serve fried pork belly with them.

Changes from the original

«Takke» is explained as a griddle. The text does not say how long the cakes are fried.

Time machine – what changed?

Pick two editions and see what Henriette Schønberg Erken added, removed or changed between them.

1949 (proofread, p. 550) → Modernised~69% of the text changedremovedadded
300 gr. byggmel g byggmel. 1 teskje salt ts salt. 1 1. l melk. fett (til å smøre takken (fast fett i en klut)). rød saus eller saft (til servering). stekt flesk (alternativ til servering). Lag almindelig røre en vanlig pannekakerøre av mel, salt og melken. melk.. Smør takken (stekehellen) godt med fett-klut; d. v. s.: legg en fettklut, det vil si fast fett ien klut. i en klut.. Ha røren i en mugge og hell så røren den på takken — som ikke må være meget varm i små men små, like store kaker. Serveres Takken skal ikke være meget varm.. Server med rød saus eller saft. Men istedenfor dette I stedet kan man ha du servere stekt flesk til.

Note on Modernised

«Takke» er forklart som stekehelle. Teksten sier ikke hvor lenge kakene stekes.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a takke?
A flat griddle on which cakes are fried.
What are they served with?
Red fruit sauce or cordial, or fried pork belly instead.

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