Crepes

Crêpes


Ingredients:

1 cup flour
4 eggs
2 Tbs. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup milk
1 Tbs. vanilla
1 tsp grated orange (optional)

Directions:

Blend ingredients in blender. Spray pan with cooking spray and put in a 1/4 cup of batter and spread around by picking up pan and moving in a circle. Cook on medium for a couple of minutes.


Sweet fillings:

• Just maple syrup
• Butter (or brown butter) and a little sugar
• A little dab of warm nutella
• Sautéed apples, pears, peaches, or bananas
• Some lemon curd (try 1 tbsp finely chopped crystallized ginger in the crepe batter)
• Any kind of berry fresh or cooked and served with a dab of creme fraiche
• thick yogurt, good honey, and some soaked dried apricots
• cinnamon
• whipped cream
• powdered sugar
• chocolate chips
• Nutella & banana
• Nutella & Strawberries
• Strawberries, bananas, French custard
• Strawberries & Whipped cream
• Caramel custard, bananas, pecan strussel, milk chocolate, whipped cream

Savory fillings: (omit the orange zest and vanilla)

• Sautéed good quality ham and a little grated gruyere or comte (try ½ tsp fresh grated nutmeg in the crepe batter)
• A slice of serano ham, a few shavings of parmesan, and some fresh arugula tossed with lemon juice and olive oil
• Ricotta with quick sautéed spinach or asparagus and some toasted pine nuts
• A fried egg with some good sea salt
• Some mild soft blue cheese (try Gorgonzola Dolce, Cambanzola, or St. Agur) with toasted walnuts and a little honey 
• Quick sautéed tomatoes with a little fresh chevre and olive oil (try 1 tsp chopped fresh herbs in the crepes – oregano, thyme, basil, parsley, or chervil)
• Le Bahn MI: Coconut braised pork shoulder, pickled carrots, candied jalapenos, nappa cabbage with mint, cilantro and basil
• Chicken breast, Az cheddar, green chiles, salsa, avocado
• Manchego cheese, fig jam, toasted almonds, smoked duck
• Vegan pesto, avocado, mushrooms, tomatoes, spinach
• Basil Pesto, mushrooms, goat cheese, spinach, tomatoes, chicken
• Applewood smoked bacon, eggs & Az cheddar

*See also Blood Orange Syrup