Crepes that everyone can make: simple secrets of the perfect dough

Not everyone makes perfect crepes the first time. They can tear, fry unevenly, or burn. And it would seem that all the ingredients are correct. But they need to be mixed in a certain sequence and according to a clear technology – then the dish will turn out perfect.

Food blogger maminy.recepti shared the secrets of making delicious pancakes that everyone can make. It was published on her Instagram page.

Ingredients:

• boiling water – 1.5 cups
• milk – 1.5 cups
• eggs – 2 pcs
• flour – 1.5 cups (the dough should be thinner than for pancakes)
• butter – 1.5 tablespoons
• sugar – 1.5 tablespoons
• salt – 0.5 teaspoon
• vanilla

Method of preparation:

1. Beat eggs with sugar, add salt and vanilla.
2. Gradually pour in the milk and add the flour.
3. While whisking, add the melted butter and then boiling water in a thin stream.
4. Set the dough aside for 30 minutes to allow all the ingredients to mix harmoniously.
5. Pour the dough into a preheated frying pan in a thin layer, fry on one side for 1 to 2 minutes
6. Turn over and cook until golden brown.

Useful recommendation

The blogger adds that if you have a regular frying pan, not a special one for crepes, you should pour a little vegetable oil before baking, which should be spread over the entire surface with a piece of cotton wool or a paper towel.

Any filling is suitable for crepes made from this dough.

Ideas for crepe fillings

Alina_sukhotska shared some sweet filling options on her Instagram page:

• Jam.
• Chocolate.
• Cottage cheese.
• Banana, cottage cheese.
• Nutty.
• Poppy seed.

If you don't know which filling to choose, you should make homemade nutella: it's sweet, tasty, and will last for a long time.

Idea from slavka_verkalych. Published on the Instagram page.

Ingredients:

• milk – 1 cup
• sugar – 1 cup
• cocoa – 2 tbsp
• starch – 2 tbsp
• butter – 1 tbsp

Method of preparation:

1. Mix starch, sugar and cocoa.
2. Slowly pour in the milk, stirring all the time to avoid lumps.
3. Put on a small fire and cook.
4. When the mass begins to thicken, remove from heat and add butter.
5. Add chopped nuts if desired.

Life hack

Crepes that tear, stick, and burn often become a huge problem for housewives. To prevent the ingredients from being spoiled and to make the breakfast have the perfect texture, you can replace the main ingredient – milk.

For example, the hostesses of the culinary blog Shepotom on Fasebook previously advised adding mayonnaise to the dough instead of milk. This way, the pancakes will be firm, elastic, and won't tear.

What kind of frying pan should you use?

It is also important to choose the right frying pan in this process. Ukrainian restaurateur Alex Yakutov, the new chef of the Hell's Kitchen reality TV show (New Channel), previously told us what kind of cookware to choose and how to care for it.

"A good frying pan should be heavy, cast iron is a good option. But you need to take care of it properly. After you have cooked something on it, it should not be washed. Otherwise, it will get rusty," he said.