Sunday, January 30

Pancakes, Crepes

One of the things that got me into cooking.. I love crepes. They are quick and easy, sweet or savory and definitely Delicious and Nutritious.
Simple.
Crack 5 eggs into a large jug. Using a hand blender (blender on a stick, get one of these) blitz the eggs. Add 2 Cups of milk, blitz. Add 1 1/2 Cups flour, a pinch of salt, spices, (cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, cardamom, coriander) blitz. You might need a touch more flour. For thicker pancakes you need a thicker batter, for crepes a thinner batter works better. Crepes are better. Now comes the best part. Beurre Noisette. Browned Butter, awesome stuff. Put a whack of butter in a small pan, something between  a couple Tablespoon and a 1/4 Cup. Medium heat. Cook until butter turns light brown, just a few minutes. Don't burn it. If it goes black don't use it, it's disgusting and unhealthy. Let the butter cool slightly and pour into batter while mixing with blender. Let the batter rest 10 minutes or more. This lets the flavours meld and helps the batter hold together a bit more when cooking..
Large pan hot. Small amount of frying oil, make it hot. Add a 1/2 Cup of batter to the pan. Either swirl the pan so the batter covers the bottom or use a pastry cutter to spread the batter. Cook for a minute or so, flip once.
Butter it and do your thing, maple, chocolate, jam, yogurt, whipped cream, ice cream, fruit, whatever...
Yes they are very good but you really should share...

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