Name: How To Make Crepes or Thin Pancakes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 3/4 cups or 100 g All Purpose Flour; 1 Egg; 1 1/4 cups or 280 ml milk; Pinch of Salt; 2 -3 Tablespoons Regular Sugar for sprinkling; 1/2 lemon, for squirting at the end

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How to Make Crepes (Thin Pancakes). A Quick and Easy guide with lots of filling suggestions too! Great if you need a 'quick fix' dessert too!

Crepes are originally from France and are very popular throughout Europe.

Crepes are so adaptable, you can make them as a savory or sweet dish, often for savory, there is a filling of cheese, eggs, ratatouille, ham etc.

For sweet, it is common to add some sugar and a squeeze of lemon juice. You can add jam, fruits, whipped cream...really, these lovely pancakes are as flexible as your imagination!

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1) What do you do for Shrove Tuesday with pancakes?

7) Different Filling Suggestions.

8) Recipe Card

9) How To Make Crepes or Thin Pancakes

10) Our Favorite Pancake Recipes

What do you do for Shrove Tuesday with pancakes?

Crepes or thin pancakes are very popular in the U.K, particularly around February, when it is Shrove Tuesday (Start of Lent).

Traditionally, people would make pancakes and then have a race, running along and flipping the pancake at the same time in a pan. Whoever got to the finish line with their pancake still in the pan was the winner!

These days, Shrove Tuesday is often referred to as 'Pancake Day' with very little thought for the religious meaning.

Here, I show you how easy it is to make a basic crepe or thin pancake, which you can make ahead and chill or freeze, or eat right away.

I made mine with simply sprinkling sugar and a squeeze of lemon juice, and then added some blueberries and ice cream. Go wild with your creativity and add your favorites!

How to Make Crepes (Thin Pancakes) Quick & Easy guide with lots of filling suggestions too! Great if you need a 'quick fix' dessert too!

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

2 - 3 minutes

Yield

6 Pancakes

Ingredients

¾ cups or 100 g All Purpose Flour
1 Egg
1 ¼ cups or 280 ml milk
Pinch of Salt
For a basic sweet pancake after cooking:
2 -3 Tablespoons Regular Sugar for sprinkling
½ lemon (for squirting at the end)

Instructions

1. Mix all the ingredients together using a whisk and transfer to a pouring jug for ease.

How to Make Crepes (Thin Pancakes), batter

2. Heat a fry pan on a LOW heat. (my pan is 11 inches in diameter so I managed to get 6 pancakes from this mixture.)

3. Add a teaspoon of butter to the pan and allow to melt, then add 3 tablespoons of the pancake mixture to the pan.

Tilt and swirl the pan so the batter covers the entire base.

You may need to add less or more batter depending on the size of your pan.

The amount should be enough to thinly coat the pan as in the photo.

How to Make Crepes (Thin Pancakes), batter in the pan

4. Be patient and after a couple of minutes, you will see the batter come away from the sides.

How to Make Crepes (Thin Pancakes), when to flip over

The pancake will loosen in the pan and the bottom will turn golden brown.

This is when it is time to turn or flip the pancake over and cook the other side until golden.

See this handy video if you'd like to have a go flipping your pancakes. Have fun!

5. If making sweet pancakes, sprinkle some sugar on a plate and slide the pancake on to the sugared plate.

Add your fillings if using, squeeze some lemon juice and fold the pancake over or roll it.

You choose!

How to Make Crepes (Thin Pancakes), layer them on a plate

6. Repeat the above steps until all the batter is used up.

You can keep these warm in a low-temperature oven covered with foil whilst you cook the remaining pancakes.

We'd love to hear from you and what you thought of our post. Did you make any changes or add some other goodies? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading and happy cooking!

Different Filling Suggestions.

Savory Filling Suggestions

Add grated cheese (your favourite!)
Scrambled Eggs, thin-sliced ham, and top with a thick creamy cheese sauce.
Add some cooked salmon with chopped chives and a squeeze of lemon juice
Add ratatouille, fold the pancake and sprinkle grated cheese over and melt in the oven.

Sweet Filling Suggestions

Spread your favorite jam and fold the pancake over
Add whipped cream
Add fruit compote
Add pie filling
Serve as they are with some ice cream and a sprinkle of powdered sugar
Add orange juice and sugar to the frypan, cook until reduced then add the pancakes and heat through. This is also known as Crepes Suzette.

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