Crepes Suzette
photo by chia2160
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
-
CREPES
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1⁄4 cup butter, melted and cooled or 1/4 cup salad salad oil
- 2 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 1⁄2 cups milk
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ORANGE BUTTER
- 3⁄4 cup sweet butter
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1⁄3 cup Grand Marnier
- 1⁄4 cup orange zest
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ORANGE SAUCE
- 1⁄2 cup sweet butter
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons shredded orange rind
- 2⁄3 cup orange juice
- 2 oranges, peeled and sectioned
- 1⁄2 cup Grand Marnier
directions
- MAKE CREPES: In medium bowl, combine flour, melted butter, eggs, egg yolks, and 1/2 cup milk: beat with rotary beater until smooth. Beat in remaining milk until mixture is well blended.
- Refrigerate, covered, at least 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make ORANGE BUTTER: In small bowl, with electric mixer at low speed, cream 3/4 cup sweet butter with 1/2 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1/3 cup Grand Marnier and 1/4 cup orange peel; beat until well blended. Set aside.
- MAKE ORANGE SAUCE: In large skillet, melt sweet butter. Stir in sugar, orange peel, and orange juice; cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until peel is ranslucent--about 20 minutes. Add orange sections and 1/2 cup Grand Marnier. Keep warm.
- TO COOK CREPES: Slowly heat 8-inch skillet until a drop of water sizzles and rolls off. For each crepe, brush skillet lightly with butter. Pour in about 2 tablespoons batter, rotating pan quickly, to spread batter completely over bottom of skillet.
- Coook until lightly browned--about 30 seconds; turn, and brown other side. Turn out onto wire rack.
- Spread each crepe with Orange Butter, dividing evenly. Fold each in half, then in half again. When all are folded, place in Orange Sauce in chafing dish or skillet; cook over low heat until heated through.
- TO SERVE: Gently heat 3 tablespoons Grand Marnier in small saucepan just until vapor rises. Ignite with match, and pour over crepes. Serve flaming. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
- McCalls cookbook.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Olha7397
Canada