Recipe: How to make crêpes
What is a crêpe?
A crêpe is a thin pancake that can be eaten on its own, or with a sweet (
In France, they’re served on 2 February at Candlemas (
How do you make crêpes?
You will need:
- 140g plain flour (
de la farine ) - 2 eggs (
des œufs ) - 200ml whole milk (
du lait ) - a pinch of salt (
du sel ) for seasoning - 25g butter (
du beurre ) - toppings of choice - these could include:
- cheese (
du fromage ) - mushrooms (
des champignons ) - ham (
du jambon ) - lemon juice (
du jus de citron ) - fruit (
des fruits )
- cheese (
Important note
This recipe uses a hot frying pan so make sure you ask an adult to help you.
Method
Mix (
mélange ) the flour and salt in a bowl (un bol ).Make (
fais ) a hole in the middle of this and break the two eggs into it.Add a quarter (
un quart ) of the milk and whisk (fouette ) this together to make a thick batter (une pâte ).Gradually pour (
verse ) in the rest of the milk until the batter becomes thin.Get an adult to melt (
fondre ) the butter in a pan (une poêle ) and add this to your mixture.Get an adult to add some batter to the frying pan, tilt it to cover the surface, and cook (
faire cuire ) until it’s golden brown.Flip (
retourne ) the crêpe to cook the other side.For savoury crêpes, try ham, cheese or mushrooms and for sweet crêpes, try lemon juice and sugar or fruit.
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Key French words
| French | English |
|---|---|
| some butter | |
| some mushrooms | |
| to make | |
| some flour | |
| some cheese | |
| some ham | |
| some lemon juice | |
| some milk | |
| some eggs | |
| some salt |
