Fake Crepes
By Faye
@FayeHazel (40230)
United States
March 15, 2017 11:26am CST
So apparently I'm on a roll with the word "fake".
Crepes - incase you didn't know are thin, flat French pancake. I think in order to make the authentically you need a special iron and special wooden tool for turning them.
After watching a show on travel and food - I improvised my own recipe for them.
Had I only known there was a much easier way to fake my crepes.
Simply buy some pancake mix and add more water than what is called for - in order to make a runny batter.
Well - my fake crepes made with runny pancake batter aren't very pleasant looking and are almost impossible to turn over in 1 piece, but they taste delicious and last night I discovered that by adding shredded cheese makes them a delicacy.
I am proud of my ingenuity and think I will go make some for dinner now. :-)
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
16 Mar 17
Oh good idea - I have been turning the heat higher, but maybe that makes it harder to flip them.
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
17 Jun 18
We often make crepes at home. My mother threw them in the air to turn them but I would never dare. So I wait until it is dry and use a plastic tool to turn them. Sometimes I help myself with the other hand
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
22 Jun 18
@FayeHazel I´m sure that if I ever turned one like my motherdid, it would land on the floor, wrong side up.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
22 Jun 18
I am more like you.... I don't dare try tossing them in the air.... nope - I use a turner... :-)
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
16 Mar 17
I love crepes, but have to have something sweet on them, @FayeHazel . I have a monster of a sweet tooth. :)
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
16 Mar 17
Ah, I am more tempted by the savory myself. Next time I do it I may try to add onion tops
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@Fleura (35037)
• United Kingdom
16 Mar 17
@FayeHazel I like the traditional lemon juice and sugar, or sometimes chocolate spread and banana. But I also like savoury fillings like cream cheese and smoked salmon, cold roast beef and horseradish, or hot fillings like chilli or courgette and blue cheese sauce.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
16 Mar 17
What's your favorite topping for pancakes?
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
16 Mar 17
@Fleura Oh you have a brilliant mind for these things. I know the sweets people in my family like the usual syrups, jams, jellies, but the cream cheese, cold cuts chili etc.... is brilliant. Never thought on it. I now really want to try the lemon, too
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
16 Mar 17
@FayeHazel I will let you know, but it will have to wait until I return home from Florida.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
16 Mar 17
I'd love to know what you think of them :-)
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
16 Mar 17
Oh wow - I wonder what his flipping secret is - lol, no really I have been having trouble prying them off the pan in 1 piece.
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@JudyEv (382115)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Mar 17
@FayeHazel The first one is always a disaster for some reason and sticks. He uses an egg, milk and flour and puts the mixture in the fridge for an hour or two. Then heats a little oil and away he goes. You might need more practice! I keep telling Vince he needs more practice. I don't mind eating his 'practices'. 
@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
18 Mar 17
I have never tried to make them. Glad you enjoyed them.
