Today we're learning how to make crêpes, which are thin French pancakes. This food thread has no gimmicks, so let's get started.
Ingredients:
3 eggs
1 cup milk (use whole milk if you have it; I didn't, so I mixed 1 part fat free to 1 part half and half)
1 3/4 cups flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
First, break your eggs into a mixing bowl and beat them.
Once smooth, and the milk and beat them some more.
Now add the dry ingredients. Mix the flour, sugar, and salt together in a separate bowl, or be lazy like me and just add them to the eggs and milk.
Get out your electric mixer, and mix it until...
...you get this. Not too difficult so far.
It's time to cook! Here's what you'll need:
Frying pan
Melted butter (1-2 tablespoons is right, just stick it in the microwave)
Cooking Brush
Make sure your pan is hot before you do anything, so you don't fuck up the first one like I did. Once it's hot, brush the butter all over the pan quickly. As a warning, this will warp the bristles on your brush. It will work fine afterwards, but just look ugly.
With the butter on, pour a small amount of batter into the pan. Generally about a half cup is good; you want the crêpes to be thin.
While the batter is still batter, swirl the pan around until the whole pan is covered in batter. You have to do this immediately after pouring the batter in, because it bakes on very quickly. Once the edges start to become done, take a butterknife and run it along the edges to loosen the crêpe. Be careful not to cut it up.
With the edges loosened, flip the crêpe over. The other side will cook fairly quickly. Throw it onto a plate, and you're finished.
This recipe makes anywhere from 6-12 crêpes, depending on the size and thickness of the batter. You can eat these with just about anything; I like putting yogurt and fresh fruit in, or jam.
Bon appétit!
Ingredients:
3 eggs
1 cup milk (use whole milk if you have it; I didn't, so I mixed 1 part fat free to 1 part half and half)
1 3/4 cups flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
First, break your eggs into a mixing bowl and beat them.
Once smooth, and the milk and beat them some more.
Now add the dry ingredients. Mix the flour, sugar, and salt together in a separate bowl, or be lazy like me and just add them to the eggs and milk.
Get out your electric mixer, and mix it until...
...you get this. Not too difficult so far.
It's time to cook! Here's what you'll need:
Frying pan
Melted butter (1-2 tablespoons is right, just stick it in the microwave)
Cooking Brush
Make sure your pan is hot before you do anything, so you don't fuck up the first one like I did. Once it's hot, brush the butter all over the pan quickly. As a warning, this will warp the bristles on your brush. It will work fine afterwards, but just look ugly.
With the butter on, pour a small amount of batter into the pan. Generally about a half cup is good; you want the crêpes to be thin.
While the batter is still batter, swirl the pan around until the whole pan is covered in batter. You have to do this immediately after pouring the batter in, because it bakes on very quickly. Once the edges start to become done, take a butterknife and run it along the edges to loosen the crêpe. Be careful not to cut it up.
With the edges loosened, flip the crêpe over. The other side will cook fairly quickly. Throw it onto a plate, and you're finished.
This recipe makes anywhere from 6-12 crêpes, depending on the size and thickness of the batter. You can eat these with just about anything; I like putting yogurt and fresh fruit in, or jam.
Bon appétit!