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Crepes Suzette


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Fabulous, flambe, French! Serve with a flair.

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Serves 10 to 12
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Ingredients


For the pancakes
115 gms plain flour (maida)
1 egg
300 ml milk
2 tsp melted ghee or butter
a pinch of salt
ghee for frying

For the filling
55 gms soft butter
85 gms powdered sugar
2 tsp lemon juice
2 tsp orange juice
1/2 tsp grated orange rind
1 tsp brandy or rum or curacao

For the orange sauce
 juice of 6 large oranges
3 to 4 tsp sugar
1 tsp levelled, cornflour
a few drops of orange essence
a few drops of orange colour

To flambe
4 tbsp brandy or rum

Method
For the pancakes
  1. Sieve the flour and add the salt, milk, fat and egg. mix well and keep for about 30 minutes.
  2. Prepare thin pancakes in a 150 mm. (6") diameter frying pan. use a little ghee while frying the pancakes.

For the filling
  1. Beat the butter and sugar very well.
  2. Mix the fruit juices.
  3. Add a little jiuce at a time to the creamed butter and beat well.
  4. Add the liquor, a little at a time and beat well.
  5. Finally add the orange rind.

For the orange sauce
  1. Mix the orange juice, sugar and cornflour.
  2. Boil till the mixture is slightly thick. cool and add the colour and essence.

How to proceed
  1. Spread the filling thinly over the pancakes. fold each pancakes into four.
  2. Heat the orange sauce in a large frying pan. add a few pancakes at a time and cook for 2 minutes. remove onto a large plate. heat the remaining pancakes in the same way.
  3. Finally, pour the remaining sauce over the pancakes.
  4. Warm a little brandy on a slow flame.
  5. Set alight and pour over the pancakes.
  6. Serve immediately.
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Leena_Dhoot, December 31, 2010

Very french and very citrus! Sapid crepe! Liked it a lot, thanks.

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Reviewed December 31, 2010 by Leena_Dhoot

Very french and very citrus! Sapid crepe! Liked it a lot, thanks.

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