Thursday, May 30, 2013

Crepes with Oranges, Cream cheese and Maple Syrup or Blueberries

       A crepe is basically a thin pancake, a French pancake, a Swedish pancake. Add extra milk to your favorite pancake recipe to make a very thin batter .You can add an extra egg too  if you like that eggy flavor. Cook it in an 8 inch sauté pan - frying pan, non stick or a really well seasoned one so the batter doesn't stick. Less batter is more in this situation. You want a very thin pancake.
       Ladle the batter into the medium hot preheated oiled pan(olive or veg oil)  and tilt pan in a circle till the entire bottom is covered with a thin skirt of batter. Cook a couple of minutes till bronze and flip with fingers, spatula or a fork and bronze the backside. Place on plate in oven and make many more, keeping warm in oven. Serve rolled up around chopped fresh oranges, cream cheese and maple syrup, or with blueberries, cream cheese and maple syrup. Garnish with same and fresh mint - which I didn't do in the photo, but you should. I used whole wheat flour for the nutty taste and nutritional benefits, but you can use white flour or half white and wheat.                                                                                                                     

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