Cardamom Æbleskiver

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp ground cardamom
• 1 tbsp sugar
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs, separated
• 2 tbsp melted butter, plus more for the pan
• Raspberry jam and powdered sugar, for serving

Method

1. Whisk the flour, baking powder, cardamom, sugar, and salt. Stir in the buttermilk, yolks, and melted butter until just smooth.
2. Beat the egg whites to soft peaks and fold them in gently — the lift lives in those bubbles, so stop while streaks remain.
3. Heat an æbleskiver pan over medium and butter each well. Fill three-quarters full and cook until the edges set and the bottoms turn golden, about 2 minutes.
4. Rotate each ball a quarter turn with a skewer or knitting needle, letting raw batter flow down, and keep turning until you have golden spheres cooked through, 4–5 minutes more.
5. Serve hot in a dusty snowfall of powdered sugar, with jam for dunking.