French Crepes

By ctozzi

February is the month of Crêpes in France. The festivities start on February 2nd, the day of ” la Chandeleur”. Crêpes start flipping as many “gourmands” wait impatiently. An old wives tale says that if you flip a crêpe with one hand while holding a coin in your other and the crêpe lands in the pan, you and your family will be prosperous the entire year…Good luck!
The recipe below is an old favorite crêpe recipe. This recipe is inspired from classic Brittany recipes — the region of France known for making the best crêpes. This recipe has been tested and approved by many — young and not so young — hope you enjoy!

Ingredients

• 2 Cups of Flour
• 6 Eggs
• 1 Bag of Vanilla Sugar (or 1 Tbsp of sugar+1/4 tsp of liquid vanilla)
• 3 Cups of Milk
• 0.5 Cup of Cold Water
• 1 Tbsp of Vegetable Oil
• 3 Tbsp Amber Rum
• Sugar

Details

Servings 12
Adapted from artofthehome.com

Preparation

Step 1

With your Kitchen Aid or with a wooden spoon:
Put the flour in a bowl.
Incorporate eggs one at a time and mix.
Add the vanilla sugar.
Add milk little by little (to avoid lumps.)
Add the water.
Add the vegetable oil.
Add the rum.
Put a cloth on top of the bowl and let the batter rest in the fridge for at least 2 hours or longer.
Directions to make the Crêpes
Put vegetable oil in a small cup and with a paper towel rub some of the oil onto the crêpe pan.   Set the cup of oil aside — you may need it later to grease the pan some more.
Heat the crêpe pan over medium-high heat.
With a ladle, pour the batter into the pan, using about 1/4 cup for each crêpe.  Immediately tilt the pan with a circular motion to cover the pan evenly and thinly.
Cook the crêpe for about 2 minutes until the bottom is very light brown.  Loosen with a spatula (or fork) on the sides and then turn it (you can flip it too if you want, it’s fun!) to cook the other side.
Place the crêpe on a dinner plate and sprinkle 1 tsp of sugar over it evenly.
Start the next crêpe and pile them up until batter is done.
To serve, fold in half 2 times. You can have it plain, or before you fold it, spread jelly or Nutella on it.  You can also put fruit in it with whipped cream.