Monday, April 4, 2011

FRENCH CREPES

In foods we made french crepes. We hade a recipe but we also watched a movie. Everything went really well, even though two members of my group weren't there. I could flip the crepes with out using a flipper. It was fun to pick my own personalized toppings.



French Crêpes

4.0/5 rating (1 votes)
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Serves: 3
  • Complexity: easy

Ingredients

  • Ingredients for the Crêpes
  • 3/4 cup of flour
  • 1 cup of milk
  • 3 large eggs
  • 4 tablespoons of butter
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract (optional)
  • A pinch of salt
  • Ingredients for the Fillings
  • Crêpe Suzette: sugar + lemon juice
  • Choco-Banane: banana slices + chocolate sauce
  • Nutty: honey + nuts
  • Be creative and feel free to use the fillings of your choice!

Directions

  1. Steps for making the Crêpe batter:1- Bring the milk to a boil. 
    2- Once the milk is boiling add the butter.
    3- In a bowl, mix all the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, and pinch of salt).
    4- In a separate bowl, beat the 3 eggs.
    5- Incorporate the flour mixture into the eggs.
    6- Slowly add the hot milk and butter to the eggs and flour mixture. You will obatin a very liquid batter.
  2. Steps for cooking the Crêpe batter:Note: You will need a non-stick pan preferably reserved for only making crêpes.
    1- Heat the pan on high heat before starting to make the crêpes.
    2- Once the pan is hot, spread the crêpe batter by rotating the pan in a circular motion.
    3- Let the crêpe cook for few minutes in one side before flipping it to the other side. The crêpe should have a golden color.
  3. Final steps:Fill the crêpes with your favorite filling and serve warm. Enjoy!
Recipe from: http://www.cookingwithalia.com/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=77&Itemid=110

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