Crêpes

Name: Crêpes
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 250g plain flour; 4 eggs; 500ml milk; 50g melted butter, plus more for the pan; 1 tbsp sugar and a pinch of salt; Sugar, lemon, jam or chocolate spread, to serve

Crêpes/KREP/

Also known as: Crepes, French Crepes, Sweet Crepes, Crêpes au Sucre

About this dish

Very thin, lacy pancakes eaten warm with butter and sugar, lemon, jam or chocolate spread.

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Ingredients

🌾250g plain flour

🥚4 eggs

🥛500ml milk

🧈50g melted butter, plus more for the pan

🍬1 tbsp sugar and a pinch of salt

🍋Sugar, lemon, jam or chocolate spread, to serve

Method

Serves 4

Whisk the flour, sugar, salt and eggs, then slowly add the milk.

Stir in the melted butter and rest the batter for 1 hour.

Heat a lightly buttered pan and pour in a thin layer of batter, swirling to cover.

Cook for about a minute until golden, then flip and cook briefly.

Fill or spread with your topping, fold and eat warm.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Crêpes come from Brittany and are eaten all over France, especially at Candlemas (La Chandeleur) on 2 February.

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