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Crêpes

Crêpes

If you want to make perfect crêpes there's no one better than revered French chef Michel Roux to show you how. If serving them as a dessert, you can add a little fragrant orange blossom water to the batter and serve with the buttery citrus sauce.

Prep10 min
Cook20 min
Servings4
Cal/serving380
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Ingredients

Servings
4
  • Egg2 ცალი
  • Milk250 ml
  • Double cream50 ml
  • Orange blossom water (optional)5 ml
  • Orange (for sauce)1 ცალი

Instructions

8 steps
  1. 1

    For the crêpes, whisk the flour, sugar, salt, eggs and a third of the milk in a bowl to form a smooth batter.

  2. 2

    Gradually stir in the rest of the the milk and all of the cream. Leave the batter to rest in a warm place for about an hour.

  3. 3

    Just before cooking, stir in the orange flower water, if using.

  4. 4

    Brush a small 18-20cm/7-8in frying pan with a little of the clarified butter and place over a medium heat. Add a ladleful of the batter and tilt the pan to cover the base thinly; cook the crêpe for a minute on each side.

  5. 5

    Transfer the crêpe to a plate and repeat, stacking the crêpes between sheets of greaseproof paper, until all of the batter has been used up.

  6. 6

    For the orange butter sauce (if using), strain the orange juice through a sieve into a saucepan and add the icing sugar. Gradually bring the mixture to the boil and cook until the volume of liquid has reduced by half.

  7. 7

    Turn off the heat and whisk in the butter, a little at a time.

  8. 8

    To serve, scatter the orange segments over each crêpe and roll up. Spoon over the orange sauce and garnish with a sprig of mint.

Nutrition

1 serving ≈ 150 g

Nutrition values are estimates. - means data is unavailable.

380
kcal
10.5g
Protein
48g
Carbs
15g
Fat
1.5g
Fiber

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