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Homemade Crepes

A thin flour, egg, and milk batter cooks in a buttered skillet into pliable crepes. They are filled with lemon-tossed strawberries and finished with a little sugar.

Prep
15 min
Cook
25 min
Total
40 min
Servings
4
Difficulty
Medium
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Folded crepes on a plate with strawberries and a dusting of sugar

Why you’ll love it

  • A rest lets the flour hydrate so the crepes do not tear.
  • Medium-low heat cooks the thin batter before it browns too fast.
  • The first crepe is often a test and can be thinner than the rest.
  • Strawberries with lemon stay juicy without a cooked filling.

Ingredients

Servings4

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Whisk the flour, eggs, milk, 2 tbsp melted butter, sugar, salt, and vanilla until smooth. Rest the batter 15 minutes.

  2. 2

    Toss the strawberries with the lemon juice.

  3. 3

    Heat an 8-inch skillet over medium-low heat, about 325°F. Add a little of the remaining butter. If the butter smokes, turn the heat off and let the pan cool slightly.

  4. 4

    Pour in about 1/4 cup batter and swirl to coat the bottom. Cook until the surface looks set and the underside is golden in spots, about 45 to 60 seconds.

  5. 5

    Flip and cook 20 seconds more until the crepe is cooked through with no raw batter. Move it to a plate.

  6. 6

    Repeat with the remaining batter. Fill the crepes with strawberries, fold, and serve.

Pro tips

  • A nonstick skillet or a well-seasoned pan makes the flip easier.
  • If the batter seems thick, whisk in 1 tbsp milk.
  • Stack the crepes under a towel so they stay flexible.

Easy substitutions

strawberries
sliced peaches
whole milk
2 percent milk
lemon juice
orange juice

Storage and reheating

Storage

Refrigerate plain crepes up to 3 days with parchment between them and keep the fruit separate.

Reheating

Warm crepes in a dry skillet over low heat until pliable, then fill.

Nutrition

Estimates per serving, using standard ingredient averages and rounded to the nearest gram. This is not a lab analysis, and it shifts if you change brands or add sides.

Calories
292
Protein
10 g
Carbs
36 g
Fat
12 g
Fiber
2 g

Budget friendly · Stovetop · Vegetarian

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