Authentic French Crepes - Tips to Make Tasty Crepes at Home

Thin, crispy and golden; making the perfect crepe is andepend on the specific taste of each person, the most
art in itself. After having tasted authentic crepes fromimportant aspect of the recipe is its texture. So, for a
the streets of Paris or in any good crepe restaurants, itmore golden crepe you will use one or even two more
can be disappointing to try to duplicate the sameeggs, but this will mean that less milk will be required.
magical taste at home. Even though the recipe mightThe ending texture should be runny enough to be
seem easy to follow, the ending product is usually toospread throughout the entire pan or griddle, with one
thick, too runny or with a dull taste.medium ladle. This part will require some trial and error,
Combining the right recipe with the right tool is thebut luckily you can always add more flour to make it
ubiquitous problem in the process of crepe making.thicker or more milk to make it more liquid.
And having grown up in France, I have had my fairAs for the tool to use, the more traditional way is to
share of failures before I started to master, not onlyuse a pan to be able to flip the crepes. But for the
the recipe, but also the cooking of the crepes. And webest results, choosing an electric crepe maker is a
will see that both are crucial for best results.better solution. You can use the wooden spreader in
First of all, the recipe needs to have the right amountorder to imitate the professionals and make sure that
of each ingredient in order to turn out with the rightthe crepe is as thin as desired. Also, the temperature is
texture. Most of the recipes will require flour, salt, milkideal and constant to make sure that the crepe is
and eggs. Even though the amount of eggs willcooked evenly.