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Questions tagged [crepe]

A french style pancake.

A crêpe is a type of French pancake that is usually very thin and can be either sweet or savoury. It is sometimes served with fruit or sugar.

An English style pancake is quite similar to a crêpe, but an American style pancake should use the tag pancake instead.

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Why are we not generally using egg in Buckwheat crêpe (or galette) but only in Wheat Flour crêpe?

I was doing so research over the internet to know why egg are typically use in wheat flour crêpe but not in Buckwheat crêpe. Is there's a reason for it or it is just a simple question of recipe ?
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Ways for success on cast iron crepe pans without cooking spray

I get good results making crepes on non-stick pans. It's quite easy to flip a crepe, but it's hard to get the surface to be golden. The color remains closer to white, as you see in the picture above. On ceramic-enameled cast iron, I can get the…
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How to correct the ratio of ingredients in a crepe?

I make a thin pancake/crepe mixture of eggs + flour + milk. Based on the first crepe that is cooked, how can you know which of the ingredients to add more of to the batter to get a better result for the next one? For example, just made a weird…
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What can I substitute the cocoa powder with for this mille crepe recipe?

I'm following this recipe of a mille crepe, where they do the crepes with cocoa powder. I want to try to make the crepes without cocoa, what should I do? The current recipe is CREPE 6 tablespoons butter 3 cups milk(675 mL) 6 eggs 1 1/2 cups…
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How to optimize the order of ingredients for crêpes batter?

I am French and I make every Sunday crêpes for breakfast. The crêpes are great (I am told :)) but I rarely manage to get a homogenous batter. First, the batter (NSFW :)) The clumps are not simply flour-based, my guess is that this is the butter…
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