Good Morning! Thank you so much for stopping by and I would love to welcome you to A Little Bit of Spain in Iowa’s week of Christmas giveaways! Over the course of starting this blog I’ve had the pleasure to meet wonderful artisans and companies devoted to bringing us the best in artisanal, natural, handmade, organic, and nourishing products!
Since it’s that time of year for thinking about gifts for loved ones, I’d like to introduce you to some of my favorite products that would make perfect Christmas gifts. This year for gifts, I’m doing something a little different. I’ve decided to buy artisanal products that are created by someone with a passion. A passion to bring us something organic or an artisan creating something useful in our lives. Enough with junk that will eventually be thrown out, but something that has someones life written into it!
For Monday’s Giveaway, I am so excited to let you all into the world of Aunt Else’s Aebleskivers!
I had the priviledge of meeting Chad Gillard and his wonderful wife at the Foodbuzz bloggers festival. They were making these beautiful round little pastries stuffed with different flavors of jam. I was a little hesitant when I approached them as I’m not big into introducing sweets to my family. However, that changed when I found out these were Danish Aebleskivers and they were from Minnesota! Midwesterners, WOOT, WOOT!! I was even more blown away to find out the mix for their aebleskivers is all organic and that they were also promoting their own cast iron aebleskiver pan! All they had to say was cast iron, and I was sold! Cast iron is my favorite way to cook. My antique pan honestly lives on top of my stove and I use it everyday! It’s the best way to cook as it promotes even heat and retains moisture! So of course I was thrilled when Chad offered to send me a starter kit to review!
Thanks Chad! Much better!
It went so much easier after watching the video and what I found out is that I needed to add more oil into each well. Once, I did that they turned like a dream.
These aebleskivers are amazing and make a wholesome breakfast or snack. They can be filled with whatever you’d like, from traditional apples, jam, or like I did, Nutella!!
Next time, I’m going to try my own batter. I’m thinking buckwheat or soaked spelt flour filled with homemade jam, YUM! This pan is amazing and will definitely be used!
Here’s the fun part! Chad Gillard from Aunt Else’s is giving one of my lucky readers their very own Aunt Else’s Aebleskiver starter kit, including their own organic mix and cast iron pan! This starter kit retails at $52.99!
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Every comment must include an email address – it’s ok if you comment with your blog account as long as I can get to your email through your blog! The giveaway ends December 7th and is open to the Continental US only. The winner will be chosen by random.org.
In addition to the give-away, Aunt Else’s would also like to offer my readers a 10% discount on any purchase if they fan or follow Aunt Else’s on Facebook, Twitter or FoodBuzz. You will need to include that you have become a fan or follower and my blog name, A Little Bit of Spain in Iowa” in the Add special instructions to the seller” during the checkout process.
Good luck and a huge thanks to Aunt Else’s Aebleskiver! Make sure to stop by tomorrow for Tuesday’s Giveaway!
I just tried Aebleskiver's at brunch yesterday, and they are quite delicious! I'd love to make them at home for my family!
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I would love to have this for my daughter. She is starting to listen to mom and cooking wholesome food for her family. Her and the kids would love this!
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I adore Aebleskivers for the range of fillings that can be used, and they cook up so quickly!
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I wonder if you can use the same pan to make those fish balls…
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These are adorable & HELLO anything with Nutella in it I'm in! Looks like there are infinite possibilities! What a beautiful idea Diana! Baci!
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I follow you on Facebook and on Twitter (and on Foodbuzz, if that counts!) These do sound lovely. Wonder if they'd work with coconut flour or a mixture of GF flours 😉
I've come thisclose to buying the Ebelskiver pan at Williams-Sonoma, but working part-time these days means I can't splurge just yet! I'd love a chance to make these for my next brunch party! Oh, who am I kidding? I'll test them on myself first. 😉
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I think it will make a perfect gift for my mother-in-law who loves to try exciting things for breakfast — this will be so cool for her!
great giveaway have always been tempted to get one of these the youtube clip helps!
they look fab
I'm an Iowegian who grew up just a few miles from Minn. border. My grandmother was proud member of sons and daughters of Norway. She made lefse and lutefisk for all family gatherings. I recently found an antique cast-iron rosette iron I plan to use this Christmas. I would love to have a cast-iron aebleskivers pan to join my collection. My email: [email protected]
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Now I'm following your blog, too. Thanks for offering the giveaway!
I would love to try these little balls of fun.
That pan looks fantastic! (And I'm with you — as a Minnesotan, I love promoting Midwesterners!). I would make german pancakes and fill them with fruit or sweet potato.
I am a facebook fan of your blog!!
I'd love to win this because it looks so wonderfully useful for many creative recipes. I also am a huge fan of cooking on cast iron!
this would be a great prize that could kick off my family's unit study on Denmark, followed by a trip to story city, ia.
Entry #3 — I'm already a follower.
Entry #2 — I just put up a link to your blog on my blog.
What a treat these would be to wake up to on Christmas Morning and then have the syrup and cut into these and see a surprise of perhaps fruit or jam or chocolate in the center.
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What an awesome giveaway! I've always wanted to make Aebleskivers! Of course I follow you 🙂
What a wonderful treat! I love that you are putting a healthy (relatively speaking) spin on them. Both my family and my husband's family all get together each year for Christmas (we rotate between 3 cities). These would make such a great treat for Christmas morning.
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Oh no. I have to move to the US 😉
wonderful giveaway,& your aebleskivers photo looks amazing 🙂
I'm going to Aunt Else's website to check if they have an International shipping 😀
Have a good day diana 🙂
Oh your close-up photo of the aebleskivers looks so yummy! Now I wish I could try one.
I've been trying to find something to do with my life and it seems that cooking has caught my interest. I'm wanting to try different pastries, this looks like something that could help out a lot.
No matter what, very nice post!
I follow your rss feed & just fanned you on FB. I've been totally dreaming of aebleskivers this winter for some reason and was thinking of buying a pan. I can even say it in Danish!
Just followed Aunt Else on twitter, you on twitter and tweeted. Phew!
i have always dreamed of owning one of these pans! there are so many recippes i want to try that use it!
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Awesome giveaway! We used to have neighbors from Denmark, and they used to make aebleskivers for us a few times. This totally brings back memories! I love that they are small, too! 🙂
Wow! you've found another great product Diana!!! This pan looks great!! I agree that I love Cast Iron and would love to try these little Danish Treats!!
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Your wonderful little Danish Treats have been Facebooked for all my Ranchy friends to see!
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Great giveaway! I am your follower in twitter and your blog 🙂
I am follower in twitter and google!That is a great giveaway! I would love that fantastic pan for my kitchen 🙂
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I am now a fan!!! I hope I win this for Christmas. LOL.
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I am already following you, so I don't know if I can make that count again. 🙁 But I can tweet about it Diana!
I already recieve your emails and I am a fan of your page, but I will post about your giveaway via facebook too.
Ok, my husband has Danish roots … I have wanted an aebleskiver pan forever. I've put it on my Christmas wish list for several years but I never get one. Would love to win one! Great giveaway … thanks Diana!
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I don't want in the contest for I also have been sent one to try. I wanted to say that I did same thing, botched first batch and realized I needed to add more oil. I think I might also come up with some of my own batter. The nutella is a wonderful idea. I'm trying to make my taste like jelly donuts, something I've been oddly craving.
I would love an Aunt Else's Aebleskiver starter kit because I've been wanting to try aebleskivers for some time and your Nutella filled ones look delicious!
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I am now following you on Twitter and tweeted about the giveaway.
I am also following your blog.
Finally, I did the StumbleUpon.
I would like an Aunt Else's Aebleskiver starter kit, because it's a really amazing way to make a delicious snack which can be eaten for breakfast, dinner…
I missed the first chance, Diana.
I would use this to make a croquembouche for Christmas Eve….
would love this because i've never heard of aebleskivers and they look yummy and easy to make with this pan! would make a great gift for a foodie!
I remember when I was little my grandmother would make these or breakfast when we stayed at her house. They were yummy!
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I would love a cast iron pan and be able to make these for my kids, they would love them!!
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I love cast iron! This would be such a fun thing to have for special holiday breakfasts.
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I would just love it! I love to bake and am alwasy trying to find a new gadget or tool for my kitchen.
I think it would be a great gift for any home chef or even hostess. Something different and you wouldn't expect to get!
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What a great giveaway. I would love it because I am a Minnnesota raised girl and love supporting companies from my home state.
I cannot remember if I commented on your blog yet but wanted to say that I enjoyed meeting you at Foodbuzz.
I have always wanted to try an Aebelskiver…and wouldn't this be the perfect opportunity! Fun for the whole family 😀
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I tweeted (girlichef)!
I follow your blog. I can't believe you had this just a day after a friend said she was making these. I said 'what are those?'. Now I know!
Wow these look sooo good! I like the idea that it is something my 13 year old can make. He has been cooking for about a year now.
They look delish. I also like the fact fresh fruit can be used.
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Yum! Saw you mentioned these in the #SOSFood chat, and then stumbled across them as the feature on Refrigerator Soup today!
I've wanted to try the aebleskivers for a while… Think they'd make the perfect brunch food for the holidays.
I am really eager to start building up a collection of cast iron pans, and gosh, those just look so very yummy!
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This pan looks like a great way to make a healthy treat. I have several cast iron pans but have never seen one like this. What fun! Thanks for introducing me to something new.
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I love everything cast iron!
I want it because I LOVE cast iron and this is a new piece!
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My mom and I have a tradition over the holidays to make aebleskiver and I would love to have a pan 🙂
I'd definitely gift mine to my aunt; she and my uncle live on a really remote farm and none of the family could afford to fly out to visit them over the holidays this year. She's really feeling low, and everyone knows that batter + confectioner's sugar = instant mood lift.
I first had Aebleskivers about 10 years ago in a small little restaurant in California. They are fantastic. I'd love to make them at home for my family and I'd especially love to win the pan because it's cast iron.
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I just had abelskivers for the first time the morning after Thanksgiving at my inlaws house. I immediately knew I wanted one of these great pans, to make my own abelskivers. It's funny because we kept saying how yummy they would be with Nutella.
Hi These look super yummy! I would like to make them with fresh fruit. I love cast iron for cooking and these look fun to make, too.
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