Description
Delicate French crepes offer a delightful culinary journey through Paris’ charming streets. Thin, golden pancakes fold effortlessly with sweet or savory fillings you’ll savor in moments of pure gastronomic pleasure.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) milk
- ½ cup (120 milliliters) water
Fats and Flavorings:
- 2 tablespoons (30 grams) unsalted butter, melted
- ¼ teaspoon (1.5 grams) kosher salt
Sweet Variation Additions:
- 2 tablespoons (30 grams) sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons (7.5 milliliters) vanilla extract
Instructions
- Whisk together liquid and dry ingredients until a silky, uniform batter forms, eliminating any lumpy textures. Refrigerate mixture for minimum one hour or up to full day to allow ingredients to harmonize and develop deeper flavor profile.
- Heat a lightweight nonstick pan over moderate temperature, ensuring even surface warmth.
- Gently pour a thin layer of batter into pan’s center, immediately tilting and rotating pan to create a delicate, gossamer-thin circular layer that covers entire cooking surface.
- Allow crepe to cook undisturbed until edges transform into a golden-brown hue and surface appears matte, approximately 60-90 seconds.
- Using a flexible spatula, carefully lift and flip crepe, exposing uncooked side to pan’s heat. Cook secondary side for brief 20-30 second interval until lightly kissed with color.
- Transfer finished crepe to a waiting plate, keeping warm by layering subsequent crepes atop one another.
- Repeat fluid motion of pouring, swirling, cooking, and flipping until entire batter is transformed into delicate, lacy crepes.
- Serve immediately with preferred sweet or savory accompaniments, allowing individual creativity to guide final presentation.
Notes
- Chilling allows gluten to relax, creating tender, silky-smooth crepes with perfect texture.
- Resting batter helps ingredients blend seamlessly, preventing lumpy inconsistencies during cooking.
- Smooth swirling technique ensures thin, even crepes that cook quickly and look professionally made.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg