Crepes

Crepes

What is a crepe?
The word 'crêpe' is French for pancake. A crêpe is an unleavened, flat, thin pancake of cooked dough or batter, which is used as a wrapper for another food. 
There’s noquestion that the crepe is the most identifiable French dish outside of France.
Crepes History
Crêpes originate from Brittany, a region in the northwest of France, their consumption is widespreadin France and they are considered a national dish. In Brittany, crêpes are traditionally served with cider. Crêpes are served with a variety of fillings, from the most simple with only sugar toflambéed crêpes Suzette or elaborate savory fillings.
In the early days of the crepe, white flour was an expensive product, reserved only for royalty that why savory crepes were traditionally madewith buckwheat.
Crepes in culture
French crepes are actually something that was celebrated every 2nd of February, this day was originally Virgin Mary's Blessing Day but became known as "avec CrêpeDay", referring to the tradition of offering crêpes. The belief was that if you could catch the crêpe with a frying pan after tossing it in the air with your left hand and holding a gold coin in yourright hand, you would become rich that year..
They usually eat them with a bit of caster sugar spread on the top. It was then rolled in a big "cigar" or folded in four and eaten while drinkingsome bubbly apple cider of the same region

Crepes Recipe



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Nutritional Information
Calories: 216 |Total Fat: 9.2g | Cholesterol: 123mg


Servings: 8

Ingredients

* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 4 eggs
* 1 cup milk
* 1 cup water
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 cup butter,melted

Preparation

1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and the eggs. Gradually add in the milk and water, stirring to combine. Add the salt and butter; beat until smooth....