Crepes are a type of very thin pancake. This recipe is a favorite family recipe that has been proven for many years without fail. It’s super yummy.
Since we have changed our diet to plant-based, I also share a vegan crepes recipe that we love. It’s simpler to make, and better digestible.
Growing up our children loved crepes so much that I had to set a limit on how often they were allowed to ask for them. I knew the recipe by heart and could make them in my sleep – I think. Now that we are empty-nesters, I do not make crepes very often.
The other day I decided to make crapes and was shocked that I forgot our traditional recipe! Thankfully our son, to whom I sent a text message for help, still remembered every detail. I taught him to make them a long time ago, and he is good at it. I knew I had to write our family recipe down right away, so I have a place to look it up.
You see, it turns out I blog for myself ;).
A good pan for the Crepe – Thin Pancake Recipe
My pancake pan is a very special one. It is stainless-steel, instead of Teflon coated. The bottom also is much thicker than most pans, resulting in even heat distribution. We have had this pancake pan for about 15 years with heavy use, still going strong. It is an AMC cookware pan, the Mercedes of cookware. If your family is into pancakes and similar foods, a good pancake pan is a must.
Traditional Crepes – Thin Pancake Recipe
Crepe pancakes make a great breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Not too bad as a snack or dessert either. My recipe makes enough crepes for a meal for 4. The batter can also be stored covered in the fridge for a day, and no one will complain about having crepes two days in a row. Yummy!
- 6 eggs (preferably farm fresh)
- 1 liter (4.2 US cups) milk
- 500 g flour (4 US cups) (I use organic unbleached all-purpose wheat)
- 90 g (0.4 US cups) melted butter
- 100 ml (0.42 US cups) boiled water
- Pinch of salt
- Beat the eggs until they are smooth,
- Add the milk and salt and mix well
- Add the flour and mix well with a mixer or blender
- Add the boiled water and mix well
- Melt the butter and add it in, give it a final mix
- Preheat a good pancake pan on medium-high heat
- Add about a cup of batter at a time, spreading it evenly in the pan
- Fry till golden brown, turn and fry till golden brown from the other side
- Serve with apple sauce, maple syrup, sweetened condensed milk, berries, and whipped cream, or whatever your favourite pancake topping is.
Vegan Crepes – Thin Pancake Recipes
When Jakob and I started following a plant-based diet, we thought crapes were a thing of the past, or would just be a seldom treat for us. I was wrong. Yes, you can make crepes vegan, and they are super yummy. Here is a picture comparison: the front crapes are vegan, and in the back are traditional.
Vegan Wheat Crepes
I have done both whole wheat and white organic flour crepes. The crepes are easier to make with white flour and are very much like the crepes we are used to. However, they are more wholesome with whole wheat flour.
The recipe makes 6-7 crepes.
Ingredients:
1 Cup Wheat Flour
1 Tablespoon Tapioca Flour or Starch
Pinch of salt
2 Cups Non-Dairy Milk
40-gram (about 2 tablespoons) melted vegan butter or oil
Instructions
Mix the dry ingredients
Add the milk and mix well with a whisk or hand blender
Melt the butter and add it in, give it a final mix
Preheat a good pancake pan on medium-high heat
Add about a cup of batter at a time, spreading it evenly in the pan
Fry till golden brown, turn, and fry till golden brown from the other side.
Enjoy!
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Anna this recipe looks great. I love crepes but have never had much luck making them so I’m really looking forward to trying this recipe out.
Thanks for sharing.
Hope you like them. Even my teenager was making this easily, so it should work fine for you.
Thanks for sharing your recipe. I love these. I use real butter and homemade freezer strawberry preserves on mine. Yummy!
That sounds really yummy!
We love crepes around here too! Your’s are perfect, mine are usually a little too thin or too thick. We still eat them though. (And I frequently go to my own blog for my recipes, I’m glad I’m not the only one!) Thanks for sharing on the Homestead Blog Hop!
That is what blogs are for, to store our own recipes ;). Crepes do not have to be perfect to be tasty.