Nalesniki (Aka Crepes)

Crepes are common throughout Europe, and if you've never had them you simply must give them a try. They are super easy, you need no more than a few basic ingredients and a frying pan, and the possibilities of what to stuff inside--endless!

Yesterday I whipped up some breakfast crepes for dinner, then experimented with a chocolate crepe version of my own.





Ingredients:
1 egg
1/2 c. milk
1 Tbsp. oil
1/2 c. flour


1. Mix the egg, milk, and oil together, then add the flour. Whisk until there are no lumps in the batter. It will be very liquidy, but you want the batter to spread very easily in the pan.

2. Heat a frying pan over medium heat, then lightly brush with paper towel dipped in oil. Ladle some batter into the pan and gently but quickly roll the batter around so that it covers the bottom of the pan. If it gets up the sides of the pan the edges might stick and make it hard to flip.

3. Wait about 2 minutes or until the edges start to brown, then flip and cook about 1-2 mins. more. Store on an upside down dinner plate until ready to serve.


*Makes 4 crepes.
**My pan is not Teflon so if you use a non-stick pan, you may not need to oil it prior to adding the batter.

Chocolate crepe variation:

Add 1 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder and 1-2 Tbsp. sugar to batter. If necessary add the tiniest amount of milk if batter is too thick to spread nicely.


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Nalesniki (the Polish word for crepe) for my husband's family usually includes unsalted, farmer's cheese, (which is kind of like ricotta) mixed with egg, sugar and yellow raisins, or a mushroom/sauerkraut mixture.


Other filling possibilities: sour cream and your favorite jam, Nutella (or chocolate sauce) and vanilla ice cream, scrambled eggs with your favorite omelet ingredients. Sweet or savory, crepes are sure to please!


How to serve is a matter of personal preference. Spread the filling thin and fold in half twice, or fold in two sides and roll it. (I think condiments are nice if you're serving eggs, and you can't go wrong with some whipped cream and/or chocolate sauce for the dessert varieties.)


Smacznego!