Holy Crepe!!

My husband and I have talked about some day opening a Crepery. He said we should name the restaurant "Holy Crepe". I cracked up laughing but I loved it! The funny thing is the store-front I'd like to put is located right next to a church. Not sure how that restaurant name would go over with them. :)

With it being the weekend, here is a special recipe you can treat your family to! Son #2 will ask me for Nutella Crepes almost weekly. What I love about crepes, is that you can make them sweet or savory. Nutella is something I grew up with. My mom used to smuggle it back from Italy when I was young because it wasn't available in the states until recently. I was so happy when I saw it on the shelves at my local grocery stores!

Basic Crepe Recipe
1 cup flour
pinch salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/4 cups milk
2 eggs
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh orange zest (optional - I don't put this in mine)
unsalted butter for cooking
Nutella spread

Put first 6 ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth. For best results, refrigerate, covered, for at least an hour and up to overnight. I've made crepes immediately after blending the ingredients and turned out fine.

Heat a 6- to 8- inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Using a folded paper towel, wipe some butter on the skillet and reuse paper towel between each crepe. Swirl it around so it forms a thin layer on bottom of pan.

When the top of the crepe is dry, turn and cook the other side. The crepe should brown slightly and not become crisp. As the crepes are done, stack them in a single layer with a sheet of waxed paper between each. I like to heat my stove-top griddle on low heat and place a piece a foil down to keep the crepes warm if I'm making a large batch. Once the crepes are made, you can spread the filling of your choice on each crepe.

Crepes can be made up to a day in advance; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
The nice thing about crepes is you can add whatever filling you want...nutella, cool whip and bananas, mixed fruit, mushroom chicken, creamed spinach, etc.

We like to spread nutella on our crepes, roll them up, then sprinkle powdered sugar on them. My kids will have 2-3 each and I usually get 8-10 crepes from this recipe.

Let me know how you like this!!

I will say "Bon Appetit" since this is a French recipe! :)