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    Cucina by Elena » Recipes » Cake » Traditional French Crêpes- Elena

    Traditional French Crêpes- Elena

    Published: Jun 23, 2020 · Modified: Feb 19, 2022 by Elena · Leave a Comment

    I lived the first 6 years of my life in Paris, France. The smell of real crêpes takes me back to the cobble stone streets of Paris. Fast forward several year- when I was in high school we lived in the Bay Area of California for a couple of years. Every Saturday I worked at the Saratoga and Palo Alto farmers markets making crepes with a French man named Antione. He taught me the ins and outs of crêpe making... and eating ;). The batter can be made days in advance and stored in the fridge. It makes for an easy breakfast, lunch, snack, or dessert for all the hustle and bustle this time of year. I hope you enjoy this simple and authentic recipe, savory or sweet, with loved ones this holiday season!

    Made with Amore,

    Elena

    French crepes, crepes, the best crepes, nutella, homemade crepes

    Prep Time: 2 hrs. 15 min Cook Time: 15 min Total Time: 2 hrs 30 min Yield: 8-10

    Ingredients- crêpe batter

    3 eggs

    3 TBS sugar

    A pinch of salt

    2 cups milk

    1 cup all purpose flour

    1 TBS mild flavored oil (such as canola, vegetable, or avocado oil)

    Butter for frying

    *toppings listed at the bottom of recipe

    Directions

    1. Beat the eggs with a whisk in a medium mixing bowl
    2. Add the sugar, salt, and half of the milk (1 cup). Mix until combined well with the eggs
    3. In a large mixing bowl add the flour
    4. Pour the wet egg mixture from the medium bowl into the bowl with flour
    5. Add the oil and the rest of the milk and mix until well combined
    6. For best results let the dough rest in the fridge for 2 hours. * the batter can store in the fridge for up to 5 days.
    7. When ready to cook heat a large pan (or crêpe pan if you have one) to medium heat.
    8. Add butter (enough to coat the pan when melted) then put a ladle full of batter into the pan and swirl it around until the pan is covered (not too thick- crêpes are meat to be thin)
    9. When tiny bubbles form flip the crêpe and cook it on the other side *if the first couple stick to the pan sprinkle them with sugar and use them as testers 🙂
    10. You can cook an entire batch at once and save them to fill later, or cook and fill them one at a time!

    Savory crêpe filling:

    Ham

    Bacon

    Cheese

    Sautéed mushrooms and onions

    Eggs

    Sweet crêpe filling:

    Nutella banana

    Fresh jam

    Lemon sugar

    Cinnamon sugar

    Strawberries and whipped cream

    If you make this recipe please write a comment to tell me your thoughts! I want to connect with all of you through your experience with my recipes.

    Love, Elena

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