Crepes

I said in my About Me post that some French recipes would make their way onto my blog.  The first was Langues de Chat, and now I've made crepes!  These are shockingly easy to make and taste really good.  Once again, I made these with a friend for breakfast and they didn't take long at all either.  These also taste really good if you put nutella on them, for all you chocolate-lovers.  So, without further ado, here's the recipe!

Ingredients

3 eggs

1 1/2 cups of milk

1 cup plus 2 tbsp. of flour

1 tbsp. of sugar

1/4 tsp. salt

2 tbsp. melted butter

Instructions

1.  Mix all the ingredients in a medium bowl with a whisk.  Make sure to get everything off of the sides.  The original recipe says to refrigerate the batter for about 30 minutes, but it makes no difference.  My friend and I didn't refrigerate it at all.

2.  Grease a pan that is over medium heat.

3.  Pour about 1/3 of a cup of batter into the pan.  Wait about 45 seconds, then flip the crepe.  Lightly move the spatula around the edges of the crepe, then flip it quickly.

4.  Wait about thirty more seconds, then flip the finished crepe onto a plate.  Repeat until the batter is gone or you are happy with the number of crepes you have.  Extra batter can be refrigerated to save for another day.

My friend's favorite way to eat a crepe is with nutella and a banana, cut up or whole.  I like to eat them with nutella, peanut butter, or plain since they taste good anyway.  Other fillings include, but are not limited to, mini-chocolate chips, jam, cream cheese, ice cream, fruit like peaches and strawberries, and honey.  Everyone likes their crepes a different way, there is no right way to fill it.

Now I'll put in a picture explanation of cooking and flipping a crepe.

This is what the crepe will look like when it is ready to flip.  There will most likely not be as much brown though.

Slide the spatula around the edge to loosen up the crepe, then flip it quickly.

This is what the first side of the crepe will look like.  It looks a lot like a really flat pancake, because that's essentially what it is.

 Wait for about thirty more seconds, then flip the crepe onto a plate.

This is what the other side of the crepe will look like.  This side looks kind of like eggs to me.

Here's a more direct picture of the crepe batter when you first pour it into the pan.

If you are worried about not being able to flip the crepe, it's actually REALLY easy.  All you have to do is flip it like a pancake and you've got it!  Also, make sure you loosen up the edges, it may not sound important, but it definitely makes the whole process easier.

I hope you enjoy this simple recipe, it's really good!

Bon Appetit!!