One of the lovely things about where we live now, is that when kids get to be 10 or 11 they start walking and taking the T around town, on their own. On one such outing this summer, my 11 year old discovered crepes, which sparked an idea.
My kids have very different schedules on weekends, one wakes up at 7:00 and the other (your guess) around lunch time. They eat different things at different times, and though I could easily tell them to grab a bowl of cereal or a yogurt on their own, I don’t. We’ve always put a little extra effort into breakfast on weekends, because weekday mornings are such a colossal mess.
It occurred to me that crepes might just be faster and easier to whip up for one person than pancakes. And so I figured out how to make them. Below is my 5 minute recipe. Enjoy!
• Easy Crepes •
Makes four 6″ crepes
Whisk 1 egg with 1/2 cup milk till combined. Add a good slug of vanilla extract and a generous pinch of salt. Sift in approx 3 tablespoons of flour and whisk again till combined. The batter will be quite thin.
Cook about 1/4 of the batter at a time in a generously buttered nonstick skillet over medium low heat. Cook just until top side is no longer wet, about a minute. Do not flip.
Slide into a plate and roll to serve. Or, fill with your filling of choice and roll. My guys like chocolate chips, Nutella or cinnamon sugar inside. I like them straight up with salted butter.
