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Classic crepes suzette

Serves:

2011-08-22

Ingredients

For the pancakes

  • 100g plain flour
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 egg
  • 300ml milk
  • zest of an orange
  • 1 tbsp caster sugar
  • 20g unsalted butter, melted
  • extra butter or oil for frying

For the sauce

  • 200ml fresh orange juice
  • zest of an orange
  • Juice & zest of a lemon
  • 1 ½ tbsp caster sugar
  • 60g unsalted butter
  • 4 tbsp brandy or contreau liqueur
  • extra orange zest for serving

Method

Start by making the pancakes. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, egg and milk to produce a smooth pancake batter. Before frying the pancakes, whisk in the orange zest, caster sugar and melted butter. To cook the pancakes, heat up a large, non-stick pan and add in a little oil or butter. Pour a ladle of the pancake mixture into the pan and swirl around to coat the base of the pan. Cook the pancake for a minute or so, and then turn around onto the opposite side and continue to cook for a minute. Turn the pancake out onto a plate and repeat the same process with the remaining batter. This recipe makes 10-12 large pancakes. When the pancakes are cooked you can start making the sauce for the crepes Suzette. Start preparing the sauce next. In a large pan, melt the butter, and add the orange juice, lemon juice, and orange and lemon zest, and 3 tablespoons of the alcohol. Heat gently till the mixture begins to bubble, and then turn down the heat. Place one pancake into the pan, cover with the sauce, and then fold in half twice. Place the folded pancake to one side of the pan, then repeat the same process with the remaining pancakes. When you are ready to serve, place a pancake into each serving plate and spoon over the orange sauce from the pan. Quickly, pour the remaining alcohol into a ladle, and heat over a flame on the cooker hob. When the alcohol is very hot, catch it alight so that it flames. Quickly pour the flaming alcohol over the hot crepes Suzette, sprinkle with orange zest and serve immediately.
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