French Pancake

French Pancakes Or French crêpes, popular in France, Canada, and Brazil (where they may be called pancakes or crêpes) are made from flour, milk, and eggs. They are thin and are usually served with a large amount of sweet or savory filling, ranging from fruit or ice cream, to seafood (in Brazil, most usually ground meat).

A Breton galette is a large thin pancake made of buckwheat flour, mostly associated with the regions of Normandy and Brittany in France. It is often cooked on one side only.

 

 

Crepes are no harder than American pancakes to make. They tend to be lighter than American pancakes, and are usually served as a meal on their own as opposed to an accompaniment to eggs, bacon, sausages etc. Crepes are not just a breakfast food either, they can be served at any time if the day and either made savory or sweet. This particular batch was served for breakfast with either sugar, lemon juice and butter in the English fashion, or with butter and strawberry jam the French way. If you prefer a savory version, they can be served with melted cheese and ham, or cheese and an egg or pretty much however you would like. One of my favorites is to serve them with a Bolognese sauce, rolled up like a burrito. In this case, it is traditional to serve savory crepes as an entrée and then sweet crepes as a dessert after wards.

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