Classic French dessert crepe Suzette with orange sauce – thin pancakes, soaked in orange syrup. It’s amazingly delicious, and anyone can prepare the dish. Thin pancake batter can be mixed in advance and left in the refrigerator overnight. A recipe with a photo will help you prepare French pancakes – crepes.
Ingredients for the dough:
- 120 g wheat flour;
- 300 ml milk;
- 2 large eggs;
- 20 g vegetable oil;
- 15 g powdered sugar;
- a pinch of salt.
Ingredients for the sauce:
- 1 large orange;
- 60 g granulated sugar;
- 60 g butter;
- 30 ml cognac.
Step-by-step cooking recipe
Step 1:
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Break the eggs into a bowl, add a quarter teaspoon of fine salt and powdered sugar. Whisk the ingredients.
Step 2:
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Add wheat flour.
Step 3:
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Add vegetable oil and mix.
Step 4:
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Add milk in small portions and knead the dough. To speed up the process and get a smooth, lump-free dough, use a blender. Leave the finished dough for 20-30 minutes, meanwhile prepare the orange sauce.
Step 5:
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Melt the butter, add sugar. Heat the sauce to a boil.
Step 6:
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Squeeze the juice from a whole orange and strain. Rub a thin layer of orange zest on a fine grater.
Step 7:
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Add orange juice and zest to the sauce, boil for a few minutes, add cognac, heat again to a boil so that the alcohol evaporates.
Step 8:
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Fry thin pancakes (crepes in French) in a greased frying pan. Immediately transfer the fried pancake into the sauce.
Step 9:
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Roll up the Suzette crepe into a scarf, pour over the orange sauce and serve immediately. Bon appetit!