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How to make Crêpes

Brittany

Crêpe
Photo: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0

Very thin pancakes, eaten sweet with sugar, butter, jam or chocolate. In Brittany, savoury versions made with buckwheat flour are called galettes.

Serves 4 1 h 30 min

Ingredients

  • 250 g plain flour
  • 3 eggs
  • 500 ml milk
  • 50 g butter, melted, plus a little for the pan
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • A pinch of salt

Method

  1. Put the flour, sugar and salt in a bowl and make a well in the middle.
  2. Add the eggs and whisk, slowly pouring in the milk until the batter is smooth and runny, like single cream.
  3. Stir in the melted butter and let the batter rest for about an hour.
  4. Heat a lightly buttered frying pan over medium heat. Pour in a small ladle of batter and tilt the pan so it covers the bottom thinly.
  5. Cook for about a minute until golden underneath, flip and cook the other side for a few seconds.
  6. Fill with sugar and lemon, jam or chocolate spread, fold and serve warm.
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