On weekends we mix it up with organic eggs and organic bacon. Incidentally, if you've not yet switched to organic bacon - hurry and do so now. So delicious!! I will never go back to that overly-processed, filled-with-nitrates bacon that lines the shelves at the supermarket. The taste is awful compared to what we like to call "the good stuff."
Imagine my delight upon seeing that Living Without has a recipe for gluten-free, dairy-free breakfast crepes. I have always loved crepes, and enjoyed them often when my sister and I were roommates, but I had never tried making them myself.
They turned out to be one of the easiest things I have ever made. And now I'm thinking a crepe pan is in my not-too-distant future.
Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Breakfast Crepes
1 cup brown rice flour
3 Tbsp sugar
1 cup milk (plain-flavored rice, soy, hemp or almond milk)
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp oil
Mix flour and sugar in a blender or mixing bowl.
Add milk, eggs and vanilla and combine well. Batter should be thin, like cake batter. If it's too runny, add more flour, a tablespoon at a time.
Place oil in a heavy skillet or non-stick pan and heat skillet to medium high.
Pour enough batter into the skillet to coat the bottom of the pan.
Tilt the pan until batter is evenly distributed.
Tip: If, like me, you have too large of a non-stick pan, it's not necessary to tilt the pan to coat the entire bottom. I did that on the first one and it didn't turn out well. For the rest I just tilted the pan to spread out the batter a little bit (crepes are meant to be thin).
Cook until bubbles cover the crepe.
Peek at the bottom; crepe should cook until bottom is lightly browned.
(Patience is key here. If you flip too early, you’ll split the crepe). Flip crepe with a spatula and cook briefly until done.
Repeat until all batter is used.
Immediately after removing the crepe to a plate, I spread (dairy-free) butter on it and sprinkled with sugar and then rolled them. Heavenly. My mouth is watering just thinking about them.
There would have been quite a few more on the plate, but while I was making them a certain "chef" and her husband couldn't stop eating them. We managed to hold back so I would have enough for a pretty picture.
Just think how much prettier that picture will be when I get that crepe pan and they are all the same size.
Next weekend I think we'll try adding fruit or something else delicious to them.
Do you like crepes? What's your favorite way to serve them?
Pour enough batter into the skillet to coat the bottom of the pan.
Tilt the pan until batter is evenly distributed.
Tip: If, like me, you have too large of a non-stick pan, it's not necessary to tilt the pan to coat the entire bottom. I did that on the first one and it didn't turn out well. For the rest I just tilted the pan to spread out the batter a little bit (crepes are meant to be thin).
Cook until bubbles cover the crepe.Peek at the bottom; crepe should cook until bottom is lightly browned.
(Patience is key here. If you flip too early, you’ll split the crepe). Flip crepe with a spatula and cook briefly until done.
Repeat until all batter is used.
Immediately after removing the crepe to a plate, I spread (dairy-free) butter on it and sprinkled with sugar and then rolled them. Heavenly. My mouth is watering just thinking about them.
There would have been quite a few more on the plate, but while I was making them a certain "chef" and her husband couldn't stop eating them. We managed to hold back so I would have enough for a pretty picture.Just think how much prettier that picture will be when I get that crepe pan and they are all the same size.
Next weekend I think we'll try adding fruit or something else delicious to them.
Do you like crepes? What's your favorite way to serve them?
Wow, I love crepes, but again, one of those things that I just don't think myself skilled enough to prepare on my own. I love these posts that take the mystery out of recipes. I hope Santa finds a good deal on that crepe pan!!
ReplyDeleteI love crepes but haven't been brave enough to try a GF recipe. I have a pan that's about the right size. Might have to try them this weekend.
ReplyDeleteWe like to fill outs with strawberry jam or slightly mashed fresh berries with a smidge of sugar. You almost can't go wrong putting anything in a crepe!