{"id":713,"date":"2010-05-21T04:45:45","date_gmt":"2010-05-21T04:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=713"},"modified":"2017-10-19T10:30:40","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T08:30:40","slug":"how-to-make-french-crepes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/how-to-make-french-crepes\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make French Crepes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ce soir, j\u2019ai fait des cr\u00eapes!<\/em> (Tonight, I made cr\u00eapes\u00a0!) C\u2019\u00e9tait d\u00e9licieux. <\/em>J\u2019aimerais vous donnez une recette <\/em>(I\u2019d like to give you a recipe) but it’s not the precise measurements that matter.\u00a0 L\u2019esprit de cr\u00eape<\/em> (that is a made-up expression) is more important than the crepes themselves! (There’s still a recipe here, quand m<\/em>\u00eame.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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J\u2019avais un babysitting<\/em> (I had a babysitting job) for two great kids, Rose and Timmy. I promised Rose we would make dinner, but we didn\u2019t have time to faire les courses <\/em>(go shopping). So, what was in le frigo<\/em>?<\/p>\n

Des \u0153ufs (<\/em>eggs), de la farine <\/em>(flour), du lait <\/em>(milk) et du beurre <\/em>(and butter)\u2014bref, des cr\u00eapes\u00a0! <\/em>I don\u2019t know if you\u2019ve ever tried to make them before, but you should. Like right now.\u00a0 Especially if you have une petite fille<\/em> (a little girl- okay, Rose, a medium girl) to fouiller le frigo<\/em> (search the fridge) for tasty things to mettre dedans <\/em>(put inside).<\/p>\n

We used un fouet <\/em>(a whisk) to mix a cup of flour with two eggs, then slowly added du lait <\/em>and de l\u2019eau<\/em>. Il faut ajouter pas mal de liquide<\/em>\u2014you need to add a good bit of liquid, or else you\u2019ll just make pancakes. \u00a0Une pinc\u00e9e de sel<\/em> (a pinch of salt) is a good idea too. Heat une po\u00eale plate<\/em> (a flat skillet), ajoutez du beurre<\/em> (add some butter), et versez un peu de p\u00e2te<\/em> (and pour some batter)\u00a0! A minute on one side, puis faites-le sauter<\/em> (then flip it, or literally, \u00ab\u00a0make it jump\u00a0\u00bb). Once it jumps, you can add your fillings, or wait and remplir les cr\u00eapes <\/em>(fill the crepes) all at once.<\/p>\n

Rose wanted dessert first, so we made our crepes in this order:<\/p>\n

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  1. Citron sucre (mon pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9!)<\/em>: Lemon juice and sugar<\/li>\n
  2. P\u00e9pites de chocolat avec du citron <\/em>: Chocolate chips with lemon<\/li>\n
  3. P\u00e9pites de chocolat et banane<\/em><\/li>\n
  4. Confiture, fait maison <\/em>: Home-made jam\u00a0!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Then my sense of responsibility kicked in, and we started to faire des exp\u00e9riences <\/em>(experiment) with dinner crepes. This is when la fouille <\/em>(the excavation) came in:<\/p>\n

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    1. Fromage<\/em>: cheese<\/li>\n
    2. Fromage et tomates cerises<\/em>: cheese and cherry tomatoes<\/li>\n
    3. La sp\u00e9ciale Rose<\/em>: the Rose special, fromage, tomates cerises et persil frais <\/em>(cheese, cherry tomatoes and fresh parsley)<\/li>\n
    4. Riz et c\u00f4te de porc <\/em>: Rice and pork chop<\/li>\n
    5. Fromage et \u0153uf <\/em>: Cheese and egg. Super-classic, you pour the batter for the crepe, let it cook on that side for a minute, flip it, sprinkle cheese, and crack an egg onto it. The egg cooks through the crepe and c\u2019est d\u00e9licieux!<\/em> La sauce piquante <\/em>(hot sauce) adds a lot to this one, although you will make purists cry.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Crepes are the rare food that is both \u00e9l\u00e9gant<\/em> enough for your parents and d\u00e9licieux<\/em> enough for your late-night cravings. I once made croissant grilled cheese sandwiches at 4 in the morning, after a night of karaoke and hailstorms in the Southwest. But from now on, que des cr\u00eapes <\/em>(nothing but crepes). If you try it, tell me what you mettre dedans! Bon app\u00e9tit!<\/em><\/p>\n

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      Ce soir, j\u2019ai fait des cr\u00eapes! (Tonight, I made cr\u00eapes\u00a0!) C\u2019\u00e9tait d\u00e9licieux. J\u2019aimerais vous donnez une recette (I\u2019d like to give you a recipe) but it’s not the precise measurements that matter.\u00a0 L\u2019esprit de cr\u00eape (that is a made-up expression) is more important than the crepes themselves! (There’s still a recipe here, quand m\u00eame.)…<\/p>\n

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