French Crêpes (Thin French Pancakes)

🌟 Difficulty	⏱️ Time	🍽️ Serves	🔪 Skill level
★ Easy	20–30 min	4–6	Beginner

Crepes(= the french pancakes), the best way to start your day!

When I have some more time to prepare the breakfast, like on weekends, one of my favorite ideas is to make crepes. Of course, no need to say, kids love them, and not only... There are many recipes out there for crepes, but I will give you here the recipe that I chose among them. The "magic" ingredient that makes for me this recipe interesting is the corn flour. The recipe that I will give you is from the box of the corn flour, that I tried once and I adopted it. These crepes are melting in the mouth, "moelleux" as french call them.

Ingredients

• 200 g all-purpose flour or 100 g all-purpose flour + 100 g corn flour
• 500 ml milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (or to taste)
• Butter or oil for the pan

Instructions

1. Mix dry & wet: In a large bowl, whisk the flour(s) with milk and vanilla until smooth.

2. Add eggs: Beat the eggs in a separate bowl, then mix into the flour-milk mixture. Stir until fully combined.

3. Rest the batter (optional): Let the batter sit for 20–30 min for extra tender crêpes. You can skip this step if short on time.

4. Cook crêpes: Heat a lightly oiled frying pan over medium-high heat. Pour enough batter to cover the bottom of the pan, tilting it to spread evenly.

5. Flip: Cook 1–2 min until the edges lift, then flip with a spatula and cook 1 more minute.

6. Serve: Stack on a plate and cover with a towel to keep warm. Fill with Nutella, jam, fruit, or enjoy plain with sugar.

Tips & Variations

• For extra flavor, add 1 tbsp sugar or a splash of orange liqueur to the batter.

• Corn flour gives a softer texture; you can skip it for classic crêpes.

• Keep cooked crêpes covered to stay soft.