Crepes

This week is dedicated to the most important meal of the day!  A good breakfast makes any day go better, especially a school day.  We usually ate cereal growing up, but now and then my mom would make a hot breakfast.  My favorite was strawberry crepes.

RECIPE

4 eggs

1 C. milk

3 TBL melted butter

3/4 C. flour

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla

* Start heating a large skillet on medium heat.  Put all the ingredients in a blender and blend for one minute.  Scrape down the sides and blend another 30 seconds.  Coat the pan with cooking spray and pour 1/2 C. batter into the skillet.  Lift the skillet up and twirl the batter around in a circle, spreading it out so it's thin.  Place it back on the heat to cook, flip with a spatula and let it finish cooking (doesn't take long).  Transfer to a plate and cover with a towel to keep warm.  My 10" skillet made 7 crepes.

Tips:

• If you like your crepes super thin, use less batter.  1/2 C. was perfect for us.
• Crepes cook fast, so move fast.  Twirling the batter takes a few seconds.  
• I like cutting strawberries for the inside and making a "syrup" to go on top- grind 5-6 strawberries in a mini chopper with 1 tsp lemon juice and 1 tsp sugar.  My boys prefer maple syrup and powdered sugar.  There's no rules-it will taste good with just about anything.
• I've seen recipes where you make a topping with cream cheese and heavy cream and lemon zest etc.  I'm not that fancy- Cool Whip is simple and easy.