Classic French Crepes

Name: Classic French Crepes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: french
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 2 large eggs; 1 cup whole milk; 1/2 cup water; 3 tbsp, melted, plus more for the pan unsalted butter; 1/4 tsp fine sea salt; 1 tsp granulated sugar; 1, in wedges lemon (to serve)

Whisper-thin crepes from a rest-overnight batter — buttery, lacy at the edges, equally happy under lemon and sugar or wrapped around ham and gruyère.

vegetarian
nut-free
contains-dairy
contains-eggs

Ingredients

all-purpose flour1 cup
large eggs2
whole milk1 cup
water1/2 cup
unsalted butter3 tbsp, melted, plus more for the pan
fine sea salt1/4 tsp
granulated sugar1 tsp
lemon (to serve)1, in wedges

Steps

Whisk the batter ingredients.
Whisk the eggs, milk, and water in a bowl. Add the flour, salt, and sugar and whisk until smooth — no lumps. Stir in the melted butter.
Rest the batter.
Rest the batter at least 30 minutes at room temperature, or overnight in the fridge.
Heat pan and pour batter.
Heat an 8-inch nonstick pan over medium-high. Brush with butter. Pour in 1/4 cup batter and immediately swirl to coat the pan thinly.
Cook and flip the crepe.
Cook 45 seconds until the edges lift and the bottom is golden. Flip with a thin spatula and cook 20 seconds more.
Stack crepes and butter pan.
Slide onto a warm plate and stack as you go, brushing the pan with butter between crepes.
Serve crepes with fillings.
Serve folded into quarters with a squeeze of lemon and a dusting of sugar — or any filling you like.

Nutrition

Nutrition, per serving. 175 calories. Protein 6.1 grams, 14 percent. Carbs 22.3 grams, 51 percent. Fat 6.7 grams, 35 percent. Fiber 0.7 grams, sugar 3.1 grams, saturated fat 3.7 grams, sodium 145 milligrams. Estimated from ingredients.