Crêpes are the perfect social dish. You can make them together, then everyone puts the toppings1 of their choice on top, sweet or savory2.

Ingredients (4 people):

  • 250 grams flour
  • 25 grams sugar
  • 500 ml milk
  • 4 eggs
  • 50 grams salted butter (or 40 grams olive oil and a pinch of salt, the taste is slightly different but it works)

Preparation:

  • Put the flour in a mixing bowl.
  • Add the sugar.
  • Add the milk progressively while mixing.3
  • Add the eggs and mix.
  • Add the melted butter (making sure it is not hot enough to cook the eggs prematurely) and mix.

Cooking:

  • Slightly oil (or butter) the pan.
  • Put a ladle worth of crêpe batter and spread it to make it round.
  • Once the bottom is cooked (the sides should start to get browned), use a spatula and flip it (it should cook for about a minute).
  • Repeat as many times as needed.

Credits:

This recipe is my version of Crêpes: la meilleure recette rapide.

  1. I am not covering toppings here, but cheese, charcuterie, and salmon are classics for savory crêpes, while jam and sugar are very common for sweet crêpes. ↩︎

  2. Savory crêpes are best made with buckwheat flour. You will find a good recipe here. ↩︎

  3. Mixing the milk in before adding eggs is a Paul Bocuse trick to avoid clumps in the batter. ↩︎