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My younger sister came to visit Lucy and us last week. We had a beautiful visit, complete with hiking, shopping, and pancakes. Noelle and I love pancakes. So does our older sister. It could almost be viewed as a family past time. So when I was asked to blog about the NORTH festival and Iceland, I knew exactly what I wanted to make. Noelle went to Iceland for her honeymoon, and she told me about one of her favorite Icelandic eats: pancakes.
There are two common varieties of Icelandic pancakes. One is thin, very similar to a crepe. The other is thick, made so by leftover rice porridge, and studded with dried fruit. I’ve made crepes countless times, so I was eager to try the latter version.
Iceland is a country largely uninhabited. The natural landscape is extreme and beautiful. My sister hiked and explored the rivers, mountains, volcanoes, and glaciers. She dipped in several of Iceland’s many natural hot springs. And she enjoyed meal after meal. Icelandic food is known for its quality. Nordic cuisine stresses purity, simplicity, and ethical production. While many traditional dishes rely on preservation, these pancakes are made and enjoyed fresh. Wouldn’t a stack be perfect after a long morning hike?
Learn more about Nordic cuisine at the NORTH Festival 2013 in New York City. This post is a collaboration between the blogger and NORTH Festival 2013.
Icelandic Pancakes
2 cups rice porridge or rice pudding
1 cup whole milk
1 egg
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup melted butter
1/3 cup golden raisins
Combine rice pudding, whole milk, and egg in a large bowl. Whisk until combined. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients. Fold in melted butter and raisins.
Grease and heat a large skillet to medium-high heat. Pour 1/4 cup of batter into hot pan. Allow to cook until bubbles begin to form on the surface of the pancake. Flip and allow to cook for an additional 2-3 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve with powdered sugar or maple syrup.
These look fantastic; so hearty, and I am a huge fan of anything that uses up leftovers. My husband, Ole, would be in heaven at NORTH learning about Nordic food. He already immerses himself in it, it’s too bad we’re so far away or tickets would make a wonderful early birthday gift.
love these spongy pancakes
Visiting Iceland is on my list “to do”. Have you seen the video advertising it? It’s the best. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npawmHVaf-E
And I like pancakes so much, I’ll try this version for sure 🙂
These pancakes were made for me! Rice pudding???? In them???? YES! I’m a fan.
I would SO love to attend this festival. Iceland has been on my list of places to visit… I know I’d go crazy over the food.
I’d love to visit Iceland someday! It’s supposed to be wonderful. Certainly these pancakes are! They look great – thanks.
How awesome! I developed a huge obsession with Norway in middle school and went on a trip there for my high school graduation. My parents didn’t want to go because of the food, but we ended up having an awesome trip! I’d love to go back now and experience Nordic food again 🙂
I love the Nordic crepes, we have a restaurant here in San Francisco that specializes in that region and it’s always a treat to go there for Sunday brunch. Your pancakes remind me of something I have ordered in the past, very well done. 🙂
Your pancakes look so fluffy and scrumptious-love the rice pudding!!! I would love to visit Iceland…maybe some day 😉
These pancakes look so fluffy and delicious! They remind me of carrot cake for some reason and now I want to make carrot cake pancakes. Who knew pancakes were an Icelandic food?! Not me, that’s for sure. My husband and I have been dying to visit Iceland and that new piece of info has just about sealed the deal now 😉 hehe. I’m so glad your visit with your sister was wonderful. I hope she can visit again soon!
Also, since i’m in nyc, I’ll totally have to check out that festival, so thanks!!
These pancakes look perfect!
Sounds like sweet Lucy is doing wonderful!!! I can’t believe I haven’t stopped by in awhile, I hope you are doing well! I have never heard of Icelandic pancakes, but I love your recipe! These pancakes would be fabulous on any relaxing weekend, perfect weekend treat! Hugs, Terra
Rice pudding in pancakes?! Sign me up! I’d love to visit Iceland someday 🙂
Hope you, Lucy and the Husband is doing well!! xoxo
Monet, lovely looking pancakes – I like to cook with leftover rice pudding as well, a very popular dessert around here, particularly with kids – even baked some chocolate brownies with it once, delicious and certainly interesting!
All the best and many hugs,
Andrea
Hi Monet, these pancakes made with rice porridge looks so delicious. I have never eaten such unqiue pancakes before and sure would love to visit ice land someday.
Those pancakes look divine! A great recipe. I love Scandinavian food.
Cheers,
Rosa
What a great way to use up leftover rice pudding the next morning for breakfast! I’d never heard of these before.
I’m a big fan of pancakes, although I’d never thought of adding rice pudding to them. I’m going to give them a go, because these look so hearty and delicious! And that festival sounds amazing, I love Nordic food! x
Hi Monet,
These pancakes looks amazing! I have never tried rice porridge or rice pudding in a pancake before. Thank you for sharing this lovely recipe and I have learnt something new today!
These sound so different than any of the pancakes I’ve had! Our old neighbors took a trip to Iceland a year or so ago and loved it – my husband has been wanting to go ever since!
Oooh how cool, so interesting to learn more about Iceland–and these pancakes really look amazinggg! So pretty and sweet and scrumptious!
this is such a unique recipe and thick pancakes are always a winner..
These Icelandic pancakes look so delicious! Iceland is near the top of my list of places to visit – what a great idea for your sister to go on her honeymoon! I can only imagine how tasty the food must have been (although now I can make my own pancakes 😉 ).
A Nordic festival sounds amazing. If I were still in the area, I would definitely go! There’s nothing like food festivals to learn about cuisine from other cultures (and to chow down on tons of food 😛 ).
I hope you’re having a great week, Monet!
I am loving this type of pancake! Also, so happy you had a nice visit with your sister 🙂
These pancakes are so soft and fluffy! I like the idea of using rice porridge in pancakes.
I tend to like savory for breakfast, but my husband loves pancakes!
North is going to be quite a festival I wish I were attending. GREG
These pancakes look amazing, Monet!!! I’m dying for a stack right now 🙂
Lately I was following some Instarammers who traveled Iceland… SUPER beautiful. Two of my friends who also visited there told me it’s one of amazing trips they took. I didn’t know about their pancakes using rice porridge/pudding – so interesting! Thank you for sharing this recipe. You left me with huge curiosity about these pancake taste! 🙂
I would love to travel to Iceland. It’s one of those places on my wish list! If I ever make it there, I’ll be sure to try their pancakes.
Oh yum!!! I’d love to have a couple of these for breakfast tomorrow Monet. I love rice pudding, and when my mom was alive she would make it every year for my birthday. Boy do I miss her, and her delicious pudding. My nephew just came back from a trip to Iceland. Small world…
These look amazing – I had no idea you could put rice pudding in pancakes! Iceland was never on my radar of travel destinations until my sister went earlier this year and absolutely loved it – now I hope to go one day!
These pancakes look so fluffy and moist. I love learning about something new from a different part of the world. Thanks for sharing!
ooo I love the idea of porridge pancakes! iceland must have made for an amazing honeymoon!
I’m SO intrigued by these pancakes! For the NORTH festival, I got Sweden and quickly learned how awesome and different Nordic pancakes are from ours. I’m all about trying these bad boys! Beautiful recipe as always!! 🙂
Love the tall stack of these pancakes! Craving them right now, for Sunday’s breakfast!
Wow, these sound amazing Monet! I love porridge, rice and anything that combines the two, so this is a recipe I must try. Oh, and I’d love to visit Iceland too…