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| I'm making a 10-person French dinner and serving Crepes Suzette for dessert, which I've made many times. The sauce recipe I have is perfect, but I've noted that my crepes are usually a little-bit rubbery - more like al dente pasta. I prefer very TENDER crepes-more like the texture of Swedish Pancakes (but not THAT tender or they'd tear). My recipe is the typical flour, eggs, milk, dash of salt & melted butter. I let it rest for 30-60 min. in fridge. Any suggestions for creating softer crepes? I don't think I'm cooking too long, but they do have a few brown spots on them here and there. Should I only cook till set with NO brown spots, perhaps? I don't think they are too thick, either. |
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| what kind of flour are you using? |
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- Posted by publickman (My Page) on Thu, Sep 27, 12 at 17:44
| What kind of pan are you using? I use a special French 7" pan, and I tilt the pan around quickly when I add the batter so that the crepes come out paper thin. They take only seconds to cook and set almost immediately because they are so thin. It is possible that your recipe does not have enough liquid. I use rice milk (or water plus rice flour) instead of milk - 3/4 cup cold water, 1 tbsp rice flour, 3 eggs, 3/4 cup regular flour, 2 tbsp melted butter, and 1/4 tsp salt. Usually, mine do not need to be cooked on both sides, but I do turn them over for about 10 seconds. Lars |
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| I usually (most of the time) use AP flour; sometimes "instant" flour per J. Childs if I don't want to wait. And Lars I use a soley-devoted crepe pan for only that purpose and make them just like you described. I fear that rice milk/and-or water would make them less rich. What makes Swedish pancakes more tender? It's just I wouldn't want the texture that Swed. pancakes have for the crepes. |
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| Try a softer flour...White lily or cake flour. I suspect that and over stirring is making your crepes tougher than you like. |
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- Posted by islay_corbel (My Page) on Fri, Sep 28, 12 at 2:59
| A crepe should be very thin, golden and crisp. It's not supposed to be a soggy, wet thing. The mixture needs to be thin, as has been said. |
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| How many eggs are you using? I used to use Julia's recipe but changed becasue I found hers too much like pasta, I actually use her recipe when I make canneloni. Now I use 2 eggs to 1 cup flour and find it to be just what I want. The mixture is the consistency of cream. |
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| I use the recipe from Joy of Cooking. French Crepes Makes 14 to 16 5-inch crepes. Best when batter is able to sit for a day in the refrigerator. (I have never let it sit. I found this version of the recipe online. My original cookbook says nothing about letting the batter rest before using. Maybe it's helpful, I don't know.) Ingredients Sift: Resift with: Beat: Add and beat: Directions: Make a well in the sifted ingredients. Pour in the liquid ingredients. Combine them with a few swift strokes. Ignore the lumps; they will take care of themselves. You may rest the batter refrigerated 3 to 6 hours. Heat a 5-inch skillet. Grease it with a few drops of oil. Add a small quantity of batter. Tip the skillet and let the batter spread over the bottom. Cook the pancake over moderate heat. When it is lightly brown underneath, reverse it and brown the other side. Use a few drops of oil for each pancake. |
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- Posted by bob_cville (My Page) on Fri, Sep 28, 12 at 10:41
| I have used the recipe from the Betty Crocker Cookbook for years, although I double the sugar and the vanilla from what the book lists. I also got a process improvement from a former co-worker who was french (beating the eggs separately and extensively). So the recipe as I make it is: Crepes 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour Mix dry ingredients in large bowl. In separate bowl beat eggs with hand blender on high for 1 minute. Add egg, milk, butter and vanilla to dry ingredients, beat until smooth. Allow batter to rest for a couple minutes. Lightly butter non-stick 10" crepe pan (or 12" skillet) and heat it over medium heat until droplets of water dance on the surface. |
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| I've found that allowing the batter to rest several hours in the fridge makes it smoother and easier to deal with. (As I understand it, that's allowing the starch molecules to become evenly hydrated.) Also, a little brandy--a tablespoon or so--beaten into the batter right before you make the crepes will make the crepes lighter and 'lacier'. |
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| * Exported from MasterCook * Palacsinta (Hungarian Crepes) Recipe By : Mom Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method Mix eggs, flour, milk, sugar and salt to make a smooth pancake dough. Let the dough rest, refrigerated, for 1 to 2 hours. Stir in the carbonated water at the last moment, just before cooking the pancakes. Heat a 9 1/2" crepe pan. When the pan is hot, brush with butter to cover the bottom of the pan. |
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| I would love to hear what you do with the crepes after they are done to "dress them up" for dessert! |
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| Recipes from Sue Gregg: Apple Walnut Crepes 2 T. melted butter Place 2-3 T apple filling on one side of crepe; roll up and place seam side down on serving plate. If desired, briefly warm rolled crepes in 300-350-degree oven. uncovered. To serve, top crepes with leftover apple filling and whipped cream. Make or purchase lemon pie filling. You will need about 1-1/2 c. (cool) pudding. Place 3 T. lemon filling on one side of crepe; roll up and place seam side down on serving plate. If desired briefly warm rolled crepes in 300-350-degree F oven, uncovered. For topping: about 3 c. fresh and/or frozen fruit (strawberries, bananas, peaches, raspberries) Top each crepe with about 1/3 c. fruit per crepe and whipped cream. Banana Cream Crepes Make or purchase vanilla pudding (you will need about 1-1/2 c. pudding - cooled). Fold in 1 diced banana. Make or purchase chocolate sauce. Place about 3 T. pudding on one side of crepe; roll up and place on serving plate. If desired briefly warm rolled crepes in 300-350-degree F oven, uncovered. To serve, top crepes with drizzle of chocolate sauce and whipped cream. Peach-Pineapple Topping/Filling Chop fruit in small pieces and mix together (plan about 1/2 c. total fruit per crepe). Use fresh or canned unsweetened drained peaches and fresh or canned unsweetened pineapple. You can take any extra fruit and blend it in the blender for a sauce. Fill each crepe with the following and roll it up: [Grainlady note: if I use sliced almonds I'll also add a little almond flavoring to the fruit.]
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