Basic Crepes Recipe

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This basic crepe recipe, a French-style pancake can be filled with sweet or savory ingredients for a breakfast or lunch meal. Get creative with the fillings and turn your meal from ordinary to EXTRAordinary!

by Sandra Shaffer·published 2023-08-11

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Servings

['15', '15 Servings']

Total time

5 min

prep 5 min

Calories / serving

58 kcal

Ingredients (7)

serves

1 cup all-purpose flour (sifted)flour
1/4 teaspoon saltsalt
2 eggsegg
1/2 cup milkmilk
1/2 cup waterwater
1 teaspoon vanilla (optional - add when making a sweet crepe)vanilla
2 tablespoons butter (melted and cooled)butter

Instructions (5 steps)

01In a large mixing bowl whisk together eggs, milk, water, vanilla and butter.
02Sift in flour and salt and whisk all ingredients together until the batter is smooth. Let the batter sit for 30 minutes.
03Heat a skillet with oil or butter on a medium high heat.
04Add 1/4 cup of batter and swirl the batter in the pan forming a thin circular pancake. Cook for about 2 minutes and flip to cook other side.
05Fill with ingredients of your choice.

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