Nordic Viking Feast: Authentic Swedish Yorkshire Pudding 🇸🇪

Swedish Yorkshire Pudding Recipe 🇸🇪

Cook Time: 50 minutes
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Description:

A little known fact: Yorkshire Pudding was brought to England by the Vikings. Originally called ‘Tjockpannkaka’, it was a delicacy eaten only at feasts to celebrate the homecoming of the main fleet of Viking ships. ‘Thorsvedt the Berserk’ was a Viking warrior who remained in northern England after a particularly bloody battle and passed on the recipe to the natives of the village he had earlier pillaged. This strange food was eaten along with basic vegetables and slices of meat on the Sabbath. Thus the humble Yorkshire pud and the Sunday roast were born!

Recipe Category:

Grains

Keywords:

Meat, Swedish, Scandinavian, European, Healthy, Kid Friendly, Christmas, Weeknight, Oven, < 4 Hours, Easy

Nutritional Information:

Calories: 202.6
Fat Content: 4.4g
Saturated Fat Content: 2.2g
Cholesterol Content: 63.5mg
Sodium Content: 94.4mg
Carbohydrate Content: 32g
Fiber Content: 1g
Sugar Content: 0.2g
Protein Content: 7.9g

Ingredients:

5 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
10 cups milk
Beef drippings

Equipment Needed:

Small tins or your brother’s best battle helmet
Oven

Additional Item:

1 book of Viking drinking songs

Instructions:

Sift the flour and salt into a bowl. Ensure there are no lumps and the mixture is airy and light.
Make a well in the centre, tip in the egg and a little of the milk. This forms the base of your batter.
Beat well, and then gradually mix in the flour, adding more of the milk until batter is smooth. The consistency should be similar to thick cream. A smooth batter ensures a fluffy pudding.
Sing Viking drinking songs while allowing the mixture to stand for approximately 30 minutes. This step allows the ingredients to meld and develop flavor.
Place a teaspoon of beef dripping in small tin(s) or your brother’s best battle helmet. The beef dripping adds a rich flavor to the pudding.
Heat the tin(s)/helmet(s) in the oven at 220°C / 425°F for 5 minutes until the fat is smoking. Preheating ensures a crisp exterior.
Sing a 5-minute Viking drinking song while it is heating. Enjoy the camaraderie and spirit of the Vikings!
Remove the tin(s)/helmet(s) from the oven and pour in the batter and put back into the oven. Be careful not to burn yourself!
Bake until well-risen, puffy, and golden brown. Small puddings take 10 to 15 minutes, while large ones take 40 to 45 minutes if cooked in one tin.
In the meantime, sing lots more drinking songs and go pillage the nearest village, but make sure you get back in time to check how the cooking is going. Embrace the Viking spirit and adventure!
Serve 1 or 2 puddings along with meat and vegetables and lashings of gravy. The perfect accompaniment to a hearty meal.
Sleep after a hard day’s activity and dream of Valhalla and immortality in the hall of the Scandinavian gods. Reflect on the day’s adventures and enjoy the satisfaction of a delicious meal shared with loved ones.

So, gather your ingredients, channel your inner Viking, and embark on a culinary journey to create this unique and flavorful Swedish Yorkshire Pudding! Enjoy the feast fit for warriors and kings, and may your table be filled with laughter, song, and good company! Skål! 🍻