Ella’s home kitchen

My favorite food to eat and to make is crepe.

Crepes are my favorite food all the time. You can make it sweet or savory if you like. I prefer them sweet to eat with apricot jam or alone; they are just delicious. Crepes are also very easy to make and don’t require special tools. This recipe is adapted from the Bon Appetit website. I cut the recipe in half because the original recipe makes a lot of crepes. I also increased the amount of milk and put melted butter in the batter. It makes the crepe thinner and more buttery. The original recipe said to rest the batter for an hour. I didn’t do that because it doesn’t make any difference in the texture. But if you make the batter and chill it overnight, it makes more tender crepes. So, if you plan ahead, you can chill your batter in the fridge and make it in the morning.

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/3 cups sugar

1 pinch of salt

2 large eggs

1+1/3 cups whole milk

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

2 tbsp butter, melted + 2 tbsp butter, melted for cooking

Instructions

Whisk the flour, sugar, and salt together. Add the eggs one at a time. Mix in the milk gradually, ensuring no lumps in the batter. Add the vanilla extract and melted butter. Add more milk if needed. The batter should be quite thin.

Heat the nonstick medium skillet over medium-high heat, brushing the bottom with melted butter. Use a ladle to pour the batter into the skillet and swirl evenly to coat the bottom. Cook for 2-3 minutes until the edge starts to brown and the crepe is loosened from the skillet. Flip and cook the other side for 10-15 seconds. Be careful; this side will burn fast.

Remove from the skillet and transfer to a plate. Repeat with the remaining butter and batter. Serve with whipped cream, fresh fruit, jam/jelly, or Nutella. 

Enjoy!

NOTES

You can make the batter in the blender. Just put all the ingredients in and blend them together. The batter can be made and chilled in the fridge overnight. When ready to use, just stir to reincorporate the ingredients before cooking.