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Delicate Recette Pancakes with a Golden Buttery Lace-Edge Finish

Thin, delicate French-style crepes with a lacy golden edge, foldable with sweet or savory fillings.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Resting Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 268
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

1 and 1/4 cups flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
1 and 1/2 cups milk
3 tablespoons melted butter, plus extra for the pan
1 teaspoon vanilla
Zest of 1 orange (optional)

Equipment

  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 whisk
  • 1 fine mesh sieve for straining the batter
  • 1 ladle
  • 1 carbon steel crepe pan
  • 1 thin wide wooden or metal spatula.

Method
 

Whisk eggs, milk, butter, and vanilla.
  1. Whisk in flour, sugar, and salt.
Strain the batter and rest at least 30 minutes.
    Heat and lightly butter the pan.
      Pour and swirl batter thin.
        Cook until edges lift and curl, flip briefly, then fold into quarters.