vegan crepes

A quick post today -- my husband and I are running around the house cleaning for the in-laws' visit (starting tomorrow). Anyway, I have never, ever eaten crepes. Honestly. So, this morning, I was thinking of making pancakes . . . and then decided to give it a whirl. I found a rather boring recipe online, so I switched it up a bit -- and then created this amazing topping with some random fruit we had around.

And apple cider! That's the best part.

I'll write more another day, but for now, here's the recipe! I doubled it to serve 4 (approx. 3 crepes each).

VEGAN CREPES

What you'll need . . .

• 1 cup regular soy milk
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup melted soy butter
• 2 tablespoons raw sugar
• 4 tablespoons regular molasses (heated up so it's thin, not thick)
• 2 cups wheat pastry flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Method . . .

1. In a large bowl, blend (I used my mixer with the whisk attachment) all ingredients together.
2. Cover and chill for about an hour (the recipe said 2 hours, but I could only wait 1).
3. Heat a large fry pan (whatever you usually make pancakes in -- the diameter of the one I used is 9 inches, so depending on the size of your pan, change the amount you pour in accordingly) over medium-high heat & lightly grease with some extra soy butter.
4. Pour approx. 5-6 tablespoons of batter into the pan. I found it was best to use a soup ladle -- and rather than simply pour the batter into the pan, I spread it in a circular motion. NOTE: If you find your batter is thick, add some water a tablespoon at a time. It should be thin . . . and once you have it in the pan, you should be able to swirl the pan around and coat with the stuff. Very technical, right? Hah!
5. Cook until golden brown, and then flip (this is the tricky part -- see more notes below) and cook the opposite side.

MIXED BERRY SAUCE

What you'll need . . .

1/2 cup frozen mixed berries
3/4 cup apple cider
1 banana, sliced
2 heaping tablespoons honey

Method . . .

1. Heat apple cider in a small saucepan until bubbling.
2. Add the frozen mixed berries, heat again until bubbling, then lower heat and simmer for about 5 minutes.
3. Add banana slices and honey, stir, and heat for approx. 4 minutes.
4. Put mixture into a blender and pulse until smooth. It's almost like a hot smoothie. It's light, airy, and a great compliment for crepes!

Alright. I'll admit I'm not the most experience crepe-maker in the world. But I did find a trick to flipping them. Basically, you wait until the batter is bubbling up from the pan -- then you can check to see if the bottom is brown (by lifting an edge a bit). When you get to that point -- and ONLY when you get to that point -- take your flipper and QUICKLY shove it under the crepe. Do this very fast. Just go for it. And then just as quickly FLIP over.

You may find that the crepe doubles over a bit. Very gently pull apart. It takes some patience and a good practice crepe, but you'll get the hang of it.



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