How to Make Crepes

Crepes are a type of very thin pancakes, which are often made from wheat flour. The word 'crepes' has its origin in French, however it is derived from Latin. Crepes originated in northwest of France, in a region, which goes with the name Brittany. However, they are now consumed all over France and it is also considered as a national dish. Crepes have also become very famous in the other parts of the world. In Brittany, crepes are traditionally served with cider, but they can also be served with a variety of fillings. The fillings can be as simple as only sugar filling to the most elaborate savory fillings. The most common fillings used are cheese, asparagus, ham, spinach, eggs, ratatouille, mushrooms, meat products, etc. If they are made sweet, they can also be eaten for dessert. I know, you are getting impatient and you want to know how to make crepes. Before I tell you the procedure, if you have any inhibitions about making crepes, let me reiterate, they are very easy to make. So, shed off your inhibitions and get ready to read about this wonderful dish.

How to Make Crepes from Scratch

This is a simple, yet delicious crêpe batter recipe, which will not take more than a few minutes to make. Most of the ingredients required to make this batter are usually available at home. Although the recipe does not mention sugar in it, you may choose to add about two tablespoons of sugar to the batter, if you want sweet crepes. Alternately, you can use sugar filling in the crepes. Read on French crepes recipe.

Ingredients

• Wheat Flour 1 cup
• Eggs 2
• Milk ½ cup
• Salt ¼ teaspoon
• Water ½ cup
• Butter (melted) 2 tablespoons

Method

• In a large bowl, break the eggs and beat them lightly.
• Add flour to the eggs and whisk together.
• There is a chance of lumps being formed, so make sure that you whisk well.
• Gradually add water and milk into the egg mixture and stir to combine all the ingredients well.
• In case there are any lumps, they will dissolve once you whisk after adding water and milk.
• At last, add salt and butter to the mixture and beat until a batter of smooth consistency is formed.
• Now place an oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat.
• Pour in half a cup of the batter on the frying pan and tilt the pan in a circular motion, so that the batter coats the surface evenly and a thin layer is formed.
• Let the crêpe cook for about 2 to 3 minutes, till the bottom is light brown in color.
• Loosen with spatula, flip it over to the other side and let it cook again.
• Serve hot with filling of your choice.

How to Make Crepes with Pancake Mix

Crepes can also easily be made with pancake mix. Most certainly, they taste different, but I like to have the pancake mix crepes as much as I like traditional crepes. Do you want to read on basic pancake recipe.

Ingredients

• Pancake Mix 1 cup
• Eggs 2
• Milk ½ cup
• Water ½ cup
• Butter (melted) 2 tablespoons
• Chocolate Spread

Method

• In a large bowl combine pancake mix, eggs, milk, water, butter and salt and whisk till all the ingredients are mixed well and the batter is smooth in consistency.
• Spread about ¼ cup of batter on to a hot griddle to make a thin, even layer of batter.
• Each side of the crêpe will take approximately 2 minutes to cook. After one side is cooked, flip it and let the other side cook as well.
• Once both the sides are cooked, spread the chocolate spread on any one of the sides, fold in half and serve hot.

For more information, read

• Homemade Pancake Mix Recipe
• Pancake Recipes
• How to Make Pancakes From Scratch

It often happens when we make pancakes, that some of the batter remains. You can make use of the same batter to make crepes. You will now ask me, how to make crepes with pancake batter. Well the only difference between the crêpe batter and the pancake batter is that the crêpe batter is thinner in consistency as compared to the pancake batter. Just a tip before I end this article, you should not worry if you cannot make crepes paper-thin. You can try to make them as thin as you can; let me assure you they taste just the same.