Sumptuous Chocolate Crepes
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
- 2 eggs
- 5 tablespoons butter (2 for batter, 3 for cooking crepes)
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup cream
- Sift together the flour, cocoa, sugar, and salt.
- Add the orange zest.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs, then whisk in the flour mixture to make a paste.
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat and continue cooking until it turns golden brown and has a nutty aroma.
- Slowly add the butter to the batter.
- Whisk in the milk and cream.
- Allow the batter to rest for approximately 1 hour.
- Batter will separate, so whisk it together again when you are ready to make crepes.
- Heat about 1/2 teaspoon butter in a 68-inch nonstick skillet (or crepe pan) over medium heat.
- Swirl the pan, then ladle or pour 2 tablespoons batter into the pan.
- Immediately tilt and swirl the pan until the batter covers the bottom completely.
- Keep rolling the batter toward the outer rim of the pan so that the edges do not get too thin.
- When the edges begin to turn golden, flip the crepe with a plastic spatula.
- Cook approximately 30 seconds more, then slide the crepe onto a cooling rack or baking sheet.
- Repeat the process with the rest of the batter.
flour, cocoa powder, sugar, salt, orange zest, eggs, butter, milk, cream
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/sumptuous-chocolate-crepes-383570 (may not work)