Why are the easiest things the most difficult for me to cook? Not sure, but only recently have I mastered boiled eggs and today CREPES. Jared grew up with crepes/swedish pancakes every Sunday. For some reason, his family recipe eludes me. But then I grabbed this recipe from my friend, Patrice, and varied it slightly, and we loved them and I feel so successful. Try these, especially if you have the same simple cook issues as I.
Update (March 11, 2012): I've revisited again and this new recipe is now my favorite. I'll include the older one below in case I decide to return to the old (or I don't have heavy whipping cream), but these I want to make right now.
NEW and improved:
3 eggs
1/4 c almond milk
1/4 c heavy whipping cream
1/2 c water
1/4 c whole wheat flour (or power flour)
1/2 c white flour
1/2 t salt
Old recipe:
3 eggs
1/2 c milk
1/2 c water
3 T melted butter (I halfed this)
1/4 c whole wheat flour
1/2 c flour (white)
1/2 t salt
yields: 9 crepes
Heat stove on medium low (I put my gas stove at 3). Whisk eggs vigorously. Then add each ingredient, whisking vigorously in between. Pour 1/4 cup of batter onto metal pan (we have a flat pan banked slightly on the sides with a red dot in the middle that tells me where to pour which I appreicate). Swirl batter around to cover area of pan. Cook for 1-2 minutes. Flip over. Cook another minute or two. Add sugar, extra butter, or nothing, and roll up and place on plate (I keep the plate heated in the oven at 200).
Serve with syrup, whipped cream, Nutella, berries, bananas, anything. Or go savory with other items like ham, sour cream, spinach, caramelized onions.
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