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Crepes

This is an easy recipes for crepes that you can use for sweet or savoury fillings.
Servings: 9 crepes
Calories:

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 Tbsp oil or melted butter (butter should be cooled to room temperature)
  • 1 tsp oil to grease the pan

Sweet filling

  • 1/2 cup strawberries, fresh, hulled and sliced
  • 1 banana, sliced
  • 1/2 cup blueberries, fresh
  • 2 Tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 tsp icing sugar

Savoury filling

  • 3 slices ham or any deli meat (turkey, chicken, prosciutto)
  • 4 oz Gruyere or Swiss cheese (approx. 1 cup)

Optional (sunshine crepe)

  • 1 egg, fried
  • 1 slice ham or any deli meat (turkey, chicken, prosciutto)
  • 4 tbsp Gruyere or Swiss cheese

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk and water. Add the salt and butter and beat until smooth.
  • Combine with the flour and mix until smooth. Set aside.

Prepare the fillings

  • Meanwhile, hull and slice the strawberries and slice the bananas. Grate the cheese. Prepare any other fillings you may have.

Cook the crepes

  • Heat a lightly oiled non-stick fry pan over medium-high heat. Scoop 1/3 to 1/2 cup of batter onto the griddle or fry pan. Tilt the pan and rotate in a circular motion so the batter coats the bottom of the pan evenly.
  • Cook the crepe for about 2 minutes, until the bottom is a light golden grown. Loosen with a spatula, turn and cook the other side for 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Cool on a cooling rack.
  • Repeat for the remaining batter.

Filling sweet crepes

  • Fill half of each crepe with fruit and fold in half. Then fold in half again so it's the shape of a triangle. Drizzle with maple syrup and dust with icing sugar.

Filling savoury crepes

  • Sprinkle 2 to 3 tablespoons of shredded cheese on one half of the crepe. Top with 1 slice of ham and another 2 to 3 tablespoons of shredded cheese.
  • Fold the crepe in half and then in half again for it's the shape of a triangle.
  • Place on a baking sheet and bake at 350°F for 8 to 10 minutes or until the cheese has melted.

Making sunshine crepes

  • Fry a sunny side up egg in a non-stick skillet.
  • Sprinkle 2 to 3 tablespoons of shredded cheese in the middle of the crepe. Top with 1 slice of ham and another 2 to 3 tablespoons of shredded cheese.
  • Place the fried egg on top and fold the sides of the crepe in so it forms a frame around the egg.
  • Place on a baking sheet and bake at 350°F for 8 to 10 minutes or until the cheese has melted.