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Basic Crepe Recipe

Created by: on May 24th, 2009 - Categories: Appetizers, Breakfast, Delicious, Dessert, Fruit, Holiday, Kids, Snack

A few years back my sister-n-law was so kind to buy us a crepe pan. My first question was “You need a special pan to make crepes?” Indeed you do, and I have tried making crepes both with the pan and with a different pan, and the crepe pan yields great results. I often make crepes during the holiday season, or during a long weekend, and this was one of those times.

Basic Crepe Recipe

The great thing about the crepe is how diverse it can be. You can make sweet or savory crepe, and stuff it with all sorts of things, ranging from fruit, to ham, or asparagus. Due to the fact that my kids love pancakes, I thought what a better time to make the batter ahead of time, and have it ready for a special Sunday morning breakfast. There are only a couple of things to make a great crepe, and that is not only the pan, but also the smooth batter, almost like heavy cream. Don’t worry too much, this is really easy to make, and you will have a French dish on your plates in no time.

NOTE: Make the batter ahead of time, preferably the night beforehand, but a least 2 hours in advance.

Ingredients:

I think the best results for making this batter is to use a blender, pulsing just until smooth. You can use a bowl and whisk, but use a blender if you can.  Toss everything in the blender. The goal is to get a smooth batter with no lumps. When you are ready to make the crepes, heat up the crepe pan on medium heat. Remove the pan from the heat and brush on the melted butter to coat the pan. Next get a small ladle, roughly 3-4 tablespoons of the batter, and add to the pan, using your wrist to tilt and rotate the pan to get a nice even coating on the pan. Return the pan to the heat and cook for about one minute on one side. You will notice that the edges will begin to lightly brown. This is the time to get your spatula ready, or if you are like me, flip to toss.  Turn the crepe and cook for about 20 seconds on the other side. Repeat this process with the remaining batter.

You have options at this point in time. To serve immediately, or begin to stack and serve for a bit later. If you go the latter route, place them on aluminum foil, and cover, and place in a 200 degree oven until ready to serve.

When you are ready to serve, roll them up in into cigarette shape. I sprinkle powdered sugar, cinnamon, and drizzle with maple syrup. Seems to be a really big hit at my breakfast table, and hopefully yours as well. Enjoy.

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9 Responses to “Basic Crepe Recipe”

  1. Esi Says:
    May 24th, 2009 at 1:20 pm

    I want to try making my own crepes. I am a little intimidated by them though.

  2. justine Says:
    May 24th, 2009 at 1:52 pm

    I love crepes and it was good to lear about making the batter in advance!

    justine from lifeslashjustine.blogspot.com

  3. Tammy Says:
    May 25th, 2009 at 1:06 am

    Wow….those sure look yummy. How much in advance can we make the batter? Just curious, because I would love to have batter in the fridge and make this as a yummy breakfast or dessert :0)

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    May 28th, 2009 at 6:25 am

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  5. naema Says:
    October 10th, 2009 at 12:18 pm

    They look sooo yummy!!!
    I’m a little surprised though, I’d never seen a crepe receipe with butter before and I’ve made lots of them (being french and all lol) I also never let the batter rest, but I’ll definitely try it!!

  6. lynne bo Says:
    October 25th, 2009 at 9:02 am

    i prepare and save crepe recipe for
    up to two weeks, one family trick i
    learned 70 years ago is to fry batter
    not in the pan but on the outside
    using a 6-9 inch smooth/curved
    surface, well heated, and dip
    into batter, crepe is done and
    ready in seconds,, remove finished
    crepe and repeat…
    i have seen pantry chef do 500+
    crepes in less than one hour
    by himself…

  7. melissa Says:
    July 2nd, 2010 at 6:29 pm

    how many crepes does this recipe yield?

  8. daxphillips Says:
    July 3rd, 2010 at 5:50 am

    Melissa, I believe this made about a dozen delicious crepes.

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