Crêpes (chandeleur)



As tomorrow it's "the chandeleur" (or candlemas) I though I would share my all-time favorite "crêpes" recipe. 
The coolest part of making these crêpes is the flipping of the crêpes themselves. 
It's a recipe I found in an old cookbook from my great-grandmother. 
I think it's the cookbook from the boerenbond, but I don't know it exactly as the cover is missing. 


You will need:

200 g self-raising flour 
500 ml milk
30 g sugar
10 g vanilla sugar 
4 eggs
butter


Sieve the flour in a big bowl.

Add the sugar and give it a good whisk. 


Make an hole in the center and simply add the eggs and milk. 


Mix everything well.


Your batter is ready.



Now come's the fun part, flipping over the crêpes. 


Grab your special pan for crêpes. You can find here what I mean with the pan. 


Melt some butter in the pan and start baking and flipping over (see below).



Once the butter is melted, pour your batter in the pan


Spread the batter all over the pan (by turning the pan)


Once you see bubbles appear on the surface, you know it's time for the FLIPPING.




Serve immediately.

Sprinkle some white, blonde or brown sugar on your crêpes or spread some marmalade, (if you're being naughty) nutella (or homemade chocolate spread), chestnut-cream,... . 



Ps. Remember that the first crêpe always often fails.



Ps. I tried out a Flipagram. 

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