A crêpe is a type of very thin pancake, usually made from wheat flour. While crêpes originate from Brittany, a region in the northwest of France, their consumption is nowadays widespread in France and they are considered a national dish, and they are also increasingly popular in North America and South America.

• Preparation time : 30 mn
• Pause :  2 hours
• Cooking time : 5 minutes per crêpe
• Cost :  cheap
• Wine : Cider

Ingredients : 24 crêpes

Batter :

• 250 gr flour
• 50 cl milk
• 3 eggs
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• a pinch of salt
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 tablespoon rum

Filling : 6 crêpes

• 3 bananas
• 1 lime
• a pinch of nutmeg

Caramel (slightly salted) : 6 crêpes

• 120 gr white sugar
• 300 gr liquid cream
• 50 g butter
• a pinch of salt “Fleur de sel”

“Caramel au beurre salé” is a delicious caramel cream typical from Britanny region. It is both sweet and salty and is often eaten with crêpes or as candies.

Tips : if you do not have time to prepare the caramel sauce, you can buy it in grocery store.

Step 1 (Batter 1-5)

In a large bowl, pour flour, make a well and pour 25 cl of milk. Mix with a spatula, starting from the centre of the bowl.

Step 2

Whip the eggs and mix them with flour and milk in the bowl. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil, a pinch of salt and 2 tablespoons of white sugar.

Step 3

Slowl, pour the rest of the milk. The pancake batter should be smooth but not too runny. Add 1 tablespoon of rum.

Step 4

Cover and let it rest for 2 hours at room temperature.

Step 5

Tips : if the batter is going lumpy, you can sieve it.

Heat a lightly oiled frying pan over high heat. Pour ½ ladle of batter into pan for each crêpe. Tip and rotate pan to spread batter as thinly as possible. Brown on both sides and serve hot.

Step 6 (Banana filling 6-7)

Wash the lime and peel it to have some lime zest. Press the lime to get the juice.

Step 7

Peel the bananas and slice them. Pour some lime juice over and drizzle with some freshly ground nutmeg. Mix and reserve in a bowl.

Step 8 (Caramel sauce)

Tips : personnaly, I usually buy it in grocery store

In a pan, brown sugar on medium heat, stiring from time to time (make sure it does not get black). Then pour the liquid cream little by little, keeping stirring. When you get a creamy sauce, remove from heat. Add butter and Fleur de sel, and mix again.

Step 9

In a pan, heat the crêpe. Top with banana slices and fold it in four. Pour some caramel sauce and serve warm.

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