Crepes Recipe

Basic Pancakes

Makes 12 (20cm)/15 (15cm)

60g plain flour
2 tsp caster sugar
pinch of salt
250ml milk
2 medium eggs
60g butter, melted
1 tsp vanilla extract

Place all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and whisk together until well incorporated and free of lumps. Cover and leave for 10 minutes.

Heat a non-stick frying pan and add oil, wiping off excess. Pour 2-3 tablespoons of batter into the pan and swirl evenly over the base. Cook over medium heat until the underside is golden, about 30 seconds. Turn pancake with a spatula or fish slice and cook the other side. Transfer to a plate and repeat with the rest of the batter, stacking them.

Pancakes will keep well in the refrigerator covered tightly with cling film for 2-3 days, or in the freezer sealed in a plastic bag for a month.

Lemon and sugar
Caster sugar
Fresh lemon juice

Place a pancake on a plate, sprinkle with ¼ tsp caster sugar and a squeeze of lemon juice. Fold the pancake in half and half again to form a quarter circle.

Cheese Blintz

120g cream cheese, softened
30g butter, softened
30g sugar (or to taste)
pinch of salt
1 egg yolk
½ tsp vanilla extract

Beat together cream cheese, butter, sugar and salt until smooth. Beat in a little egg yolk so the mixture is lighter; you may not need to add the whole yolk. Fold in the vanilla. This makes about a cup of filling

Scoop 1½-2 tablespoons of filling onto the centre of a pancake. Fold the bottom edge over the filling, then the two sides and roll up the blintz into a parcel. Make more parcels this way.

Heat up a little oil in a pan and fly the blintzes until lightly browned. Serve with chocolate sauce, jam, or fresh fruit.
Vanilla pastry cream

Makes about 2¼ cups. Use as a filling; not suitable for frosting

Crepe Cake

30g custard powder
pinch of salt
100g caster sugar, divided
200ml whipping cream
200ml milk
seeds from half a vanilla pod or ½ tsp vanilla extract

Whisk together the custard powder, salt and 50g of sugar in a mixing bowl.

Put the cream, milk, the remaining 50g of sugar and the vanilla seeds or extract in a saucepan over medium heat. When tiny bubbles begin to form on the edges, remove from heat and add gradually to the dry ingredients, whisking continuously until smooth. Pour this back into the saucepan and return to the heat. Keep stirring until the mixture thickens, about 2 minutes. Transfer custard to a bowl and place cling wrap directly on the surface. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours; it will become firmer.

Before using, whisk to soft peaks.

Assemble the crêpe cake: Place a pancake on a serving platter. Spread with 1-1½ tablespoons of pastry cream. Keep layering until you run out of pancakes or pastry cream, whichever comes first. The centre will start to dome; press down lightly to even out the filling.

Cover with cling film and refrigerate for about an hour for the filling to become slightly firm. Dust the top with icing sugar, if desired. Cut into wedges to serve.

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