Thin Milk-and-Water Crêpes

Thin, light, and delicious, made from simple ingredients — perfect for breakfast. You can have these milk-and-water crêpes ready in about 40 minutes, right while the family is waking up. Serve them with sauces, jam, preserves, sweetened condensed milk, or sour cream — or wrap any filling inside, sweet or savory!

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 18 % 6 g
Fats 18 % 6 g
Carbohydrates 65 % 22 g
167 kcal
GI: 5 / 0 / 95

Cooking method

Cooking time: 45 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    Ready to make milk-and-water crêpes? Gather your ingredients. Any fat content of milk works. I usually use large eggs. Sift the flour ahead of time to aerate it.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    A deep bowl is handy for mixing the batter so it doesn't splash. Crack the eggs into the bowl and add the sugar and salt — adjust the sugar to your taste. Whisk them together.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Pour half the milk and half the water into the bowl. Add the vegetable oil and stir.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Add all the sifted flour and mix the batter until smooth, with no lumps. A mixer helps here.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Then stir in the remaining water and milk. You may need slightly more or less liquid — go by the consistency of the batter. The thicker the batter, the thicker the crêpes; you want it thin to get delicate, thin crêpes.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    Grease the pan with vegetable oil before the first crêpe. Pour in a thin layer of batter and cook up the crêpes.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    The finished crêpes come out thin and tender with a lovely golden color. Stack them on top of each other and cover with a lid so they don't dry out. Serve them with berries, sour cream, or sweetened condensed milk. Enjoy!

  • One thing to note: the wrong pan can ruin even the best recipe. Choose a skillet suited to what you're cooking.
  • How can you tell if an egg is fresh? Crack it into a separate bowl. First, there should be no off smell. The white of a fresh egg is clear and clean, and the yolk should hold its shape — glossy and domed rather than runny.
  • For cooking, use filtered or bottled water with a neutral taste. Tap water can give the dish an off flavor.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Whole cow's milk - 68  kcal/100g
  • Milk 3.5% fat content - 64  kcal/100g
  • Milk 3.2% fat content - 60  kcal/100g
  • Milk 1.5% fat content - 47  kcal/100g
  • Concentrated milk 7.5% fat content - 140  kcal/100g
  • Milk 2.5% fat content - 54  kcal/100g
  • Chicken egg - 157  kcal/100g
  • Egg white - 45  kcal/100g
  • Egg powder - 542  kcal/100g
  • Egg yolk - 352  kcal/100g
  • Ostrich egg - 118  kcal/100g
  • Whole durum wheat flour fortified - 333  kcal/100g
  • Whole durum wheat flour, universal - 364  kcal/100g
  • Flour krupchatka - 348  kcal/100g
  • Flour - 325  kcal/100g
  • Granulated sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Water - 0  kcal/100g

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