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I heard that most people eat French crêpes just for dessert...well, I'm here to tell you that you can eat them both sweet and savoury ... oui, c'est vrai ! I want to give you two recipes for crêpes...the plain crêpe recipe (the one I grew up with - so good!) and the other one is from my sweet side ... I mean the chocaholic in me.
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I heard that most people eat French crêpes just for dessert...well, I'm here to tell you that you can eat them both sweet and savoury ... oui, c'est vrai ! I want to give you two recipes for crêpes...the plain crêpe recipe (the one I grew up with - so good!) and the other one is from my sweet side ... I mean the chocaholic in me.
Ok, the first recipe is for the Crêpes au chocolat (chocolate crêpes). These are intense ! You can have them with chocolate sauce, crème chantilly, crushed nuts and salted caramel ... or just like that !
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Crêpes au Chocolat ... you will need:
- 200g flour (plain flour)
- 100g sugar
- 50g corn starch
- 1 pinch salt
- 60ml milk
- 40g butter (unsalted)
- 6 eggs (whole)
- 200g dark chocolate at 51% cacao (like Haigh's Premium Dark Chocolate, 51% cocoa). If you don't want it too sweet, you can go up to 60% cocoa chocolate
1. Grab a pot, turn on the stove, and add the sugar, salt and milk (don't boil it, just heat it up)
2. Add your butter and chocolate - it's best if you cut the butter up and break up the chocolate into the little squares (and remember, if you are buying a chocolate, check the grams - some are only 100g and you will need 200g)
3. Grab a bowl and combine the corn starch and flour
4. Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture and add your eggs one by one. Whisk in the flour slowly from the bottom sides of the bowl.
5. Pour your chocolate mix into the bowl and slowly mix in
6. Let it stand for an hour or so to rest
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Some creative ways to work crêpes into your breakfast or dessert...make a sweet rice, cut up some fruit and roll like sushi it's cute, fun and delicious. Or...you can do what I do and drown them in chocolate sauce.
Some creative ways to work crêpes into your breakfast or dessert...make a sweet rice, cut up some fruit and roll like sushi it's cute, fun and delicious. Or...you can do what I do and drown them in chocolate sauce.
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Alors, the second recipe is for savoury crêpe - we just call them crêpes or crêpes salées. The great thing about these crêpes is that you can use them for both sweet and savoury recipe ! Oui, c'est correct ! This is the easiest recipe in the world, I make it often because it takes about 2 minutes to make and I usually have all of the ingredients at home.
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Crêpes Salées ... you will need:
- 250g flour (plain flour)
- 1 cup beer (in Australia, I use Coopers green)
- 2 cups milk
- 5 tablespoons oil
- 3 eggs (whole)
- 1 pinch salt
1. Get your food processor, and put all the ingredients in and mix on medium to high until combined. Keep the beer aside as you might need a little more ... feel free to drink the rest
2. Pour the mixture in a bowl and let it stand for an hour or so. (I usually put a tea towel over mine and sit it in the oven because it's dark - don't turn the oven on)...et voilà !
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I just want to add a few things to the above recipes, give you some ideas and describe the cooking method of crêpes. Have you ever wanted to make a lasagne with fresh pasta but never got around to doing it because it was too difficult ? Well, here's an idea for you: crêpe lasagne. It cooks faster, it's fresh and it's easy to bake. Just lay the sauce on the bottom of the baking tray, add a layer of crêpes, add ricotta, spinach, (any vegetables) sauce and repeat ! What do you think ?
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How about making a cake out of crêpes ? I'm sure you've seen them before, and maybe said "one day I'll make that" - well, today is your day ! Use the crêpes salées recipe and add chocolate, cream, strawberries, honey, anything you want !
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So, some final words from me to you...you don't need a crêpe pan to make crêpes. I know, a French man saying that ! It's ok, just use spray oil (very, very little) in a normal pan and that's all you need. I use a soup ladle (you will find what ladle size best suits your pan size) and just remember, you can eat your mistakes ! The first crêpe never comes out a good colour for me, so it's a good time to test your method. Ladle a spoonful of batter into the centre of your pan, and swill it around until it just covers the entire surface of the base then you just watch for little bubbles that form on the surface of your crêpe, that's when you know it's time to flip !
Bon appétit ! A bientôt !
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