Crêpes are pancakes made in the French style, large and very thin. They are served with toppings, or rolled up with fillings inside. They can be a sweet or a savoury dish, and are meant to be a dish in themselves. Assume white wheat flour was used in making them, unless otherwise specified. The batter…
A Crêpe Suzette is a crêpe (thin pancake) served warm folded in half or four with a warm orange sauce on it. Generally, the sauce is made of carmelized sugar, orange zest, orange juice, and an orange-flavoured liqueur such as Grand Marnier, and brandy. The slight bitterness of the orange zest counteracts the sweetness. The…
A “Ficelle Picarde” is a crêpe with a ham and mushroom filling. A speciality of the Picardy region of France, it is a crêpe rolled up into a thin cylinder. Inside, it has a thin slice of ham and a duxelles of mushroom, along with a spoonful of a cream sauce. The sauce will be…
Palatschinken are essentially crêpes, thin pancakes, though they can be made a bit thicker than crêpes. They are made in Hungary, Austria, and the Czech republic. The batter is made from wheat flour, egg, and milk. Some versions add a bit of melted butter to the batter. The cooked pancakes are brushed on top with…
