Swedish Pancakes (The Spirit of Food)

Nancy J. [Erickson] Nordenson is a creative writer and a medical writer. On the creative side of things, she is a recent graduate of Seattle Pacific University's MFA in Creative Writing program and author of Just Think: Nourish Your Mind to Feed Your Soul (Baker). Additional work has appeared or is forthcoming in Relief, Harpur Palate, Desert Call, Under the Sun, and Comment. One essay has received a Pushcart nomination.

On the medical side, she writes for a variety of venues including continuing medical education, journals, legal reference books, corporate advisory groups, and national and international medical symposia. She is a member of the Authors Guild, the Association of Writers and Writing Programs, the Loft Literary Center, the American Society for Clinical Pathology, and the American Medical Writers Association. Nancy and her husband have two sons and live in Minneapolis. She can be contacted through her Web site at http://justthinking.typepad.com/

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Now the pancakes. Simply a flour, sugar, and milk mixture.

Nancy says to "heat a heavy skillet over medium-high until drops of water sprinkled on the pan 'dance' on its surface". And yes, they are dancing!

Pour 2-3 tablespoons of batter into the center of the pan.

Quickly pick up the pan and tilt it as needed so that the batter forms a thin circle. Cook until batter turns opaque and the shininess of the wet batter disappears.


Flip and cook the other side until it is lightly browned.


Arrange the pancakes and serve with maple syrup or lingonberries.

This simply wonderful recipe of Nancy J. Nordenson can be found in The Spirit of Food.

Thank you, Nancy, for this great recipe and for your book. You have taught me to nourish my body and mind!

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