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Crêpes
8 oz of plain flour
1/2 semi skimmed pint milk
1 tbsp castor sugar
3 tbsp melted unsalted butterOrange
sauce
1 medium orange, grated zest
only
1 tbsp caster sugar
Juice of 3-4 oranges
3 tbsp of Grand Marnier or Cointreau
1 tbsp butter
Crêpes
Sift the flour into a mixing bowl
add the sugar
beat the eggs lightly
add to the flour and mix well in
leave to rest for at least 1 hour or even overnight
- gently heat butter in a small frying
pan
- pour it into a cup and keep aside
- with a ladle add a little of the
batter to make a thin pancake
- fry one side until it turns slightly
brown then turn and do the same on the other side
- brushing the pan after each pancake
with the
- melted butter
- keep pancakes warm while making the
rest
Orange sauce
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wipe clean
the frying pan and set over a high heat.
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Add the
caster sugar and as it starts to
caramelise add the butter and stir well.
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Pour in the
orange juice and bring up to the boil.
The mixture will turn syrupy.
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than add a
generous splash of Grand Marnier or
Cointreau.
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Add one
pancake at a time to the pan, dipping
them on both sides into the syrup, then
folding in half.
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Remove
the pancake and fold in half again on a
plate. Repeat with the remaining
pancakes
Add a generous splash of the Liquor to
the pan
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light
the liquid and pour the flaming Liquor
over the pancakes and enjoy
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