I use a 6-8" cast iron skillet, not a specialized crepe maker. My best use for crepes:
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Gateau de Crepes aux Epinards
Recipe By : Posted again to r.f.c. by Barb Schaller on 10-8-05 Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :1:00 Categories : Entrees
Crepes hard to make Cooker 7637You have to have the temperature and the fat at a right level, neither too high nor too low. You can find out what that is by experimenting. The crpe...
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- Crepes: 2 eggs 2 egg yolks 1 1-4 cups milk 1 cup flour 1-2 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons clarified butter Filling: 2 pkg. frozen chopped spinach -- (10 oz. each) 1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon flour 3 tablespoons half and half 1 teaspoon sugar dash nutmeg Salt and pepper to taste To Finish: 1 cup Mornay sauce 1-4 cup grated Swiss cheese
Prepare crepes: Beat eggs and egg yolks with milk, using a whisk or fork. Add flour and salt, beat until smooth. Batter should be the consistency of heavy cream. Add butter; let stand 30 minutes. Using about 1-4 cup batter, bake crepes (thin pancakes) in a hot heavy skillet or a crepe pan, turning once. Set aside or freeze for future use. according to package directions and drain thoroughly. Melt butter, add flour and stir. Add half and half, cook and stir until smooth (essentially, a thick white sauce). Stir in well-drained spinach, sugar, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Stack the crepes in a buttered pie plate, spreading about 1-3 cup of spinach mixture between each (will use about 5-7 crepes). Cover with Mornay sauce (a glorified white sauce--add some grated cheese to 1 cup medium white sauce) and sprinkle with grated Swiss cheese. Bake at 400? for about 10-15 minutes. Makes 6-8 servings.
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Per serving (excluding unknown items): 291 Calories; 18g Fat (55% calories from fat); 12g Protein; 21g Carbohydrate; 154mg Cholesterol; 382mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 1 Starch-Bread; 1 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 3 Fat
Crepes hard to make Cooker 7639sarah bennett When I make crepes, I use several pans, cooking three or four at a time. It keeps me hopping, but it saves a...
NOTES : Recipe from a neighbor in the late '70s.
Crepes hard to make Cooker 7638Ferrante I usually make them using three small, non-stick omelet pans so it goes quickly (necause I only make them for a crowd). The crepe batter is quite simple...
