Nutella Crepes with Strawberries







Ingredients
Crepes
- 1 2/3 cups plain flour / all-purpose flour , sifted
- 3 tbsp caster sugar / superfine sugar , regular white sugar is fine too
- 1/4 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt
- 3 large eggs (55g/2oz each in shell) – fridge cold is fine
- 2 cups full fat milk , but works with lite milk too
- 1/3 cup water
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil or other neutral flavoured oil
- 45 g (3 tbsp) unsalted butter , cut into small cubes (for cooking)
For Nutella Crepes – per crepe
- 1 – 2 tbsp Nutella , homemade or store-bought
- 2 strawberries , sliced
- Icing sugar / powdered sugar , for dusting
Instructions
- 1
Make the batter - Sift flour into a large mixing bowl. Add sugar and salt, then whisk to combine.
- 2
Make the batter - Make a well in the centre and add the eggs. Whisk gently and only mix in a bit of the flour. You can't blend all the flour with just the eggs yet, so just mix in enough to make a thick paste.
- 3
Make the batter - Gradually add the milk, whisking between each addition to create a smooth batter with no lumps.
- 4
Make the batter - Whisk in the water and oil until the batter is glossy and pourable. When you dip a spoon in, it should coat the back lightly. Not too thick, not too runny.
- 5
Make the batter - Cover and rest for 1 hour at room temperature.
- 6
Cook the crêpes - Heat a 24cm / 9.5" non-stick crêpe pan over medium-high heat (medium if your stove runs hot). If you don't have one, any good non-stick pan will work, just adjust how much batter you pour in depending on the size, so it spreads nicely without being too thick or thin.
- 7
Cook the crêpes - Melt about 1/2 tsp butter, then wipe it off with a paper towel, you want just a little of butter left, no visible pools.
- 8
Cook the crêpes - Pour the batter – Using a ladle, scoop up ¼ cup of batter, lift the pan off the heat, ladle most of the batter into the centre, and immediately swirl the pan so the batter coats the surface in a thin, even layer. Still while swirling, use the rest of the batter to fill up the empty spots before it sets. Tilting quickly gives you uniform crêpes.
- 9
Cook the crêpes - Cook for 45 seconds to 1 minute until the underside is lightly golden and flip using a long spatula and cook the other side for about 30 seconds.
- 10
Cook the crêpes - Slide onto a plate, then repeat, adding butter each time.
- 11
Nutella Crepes - Spread as much or as little Nutella on a crepe as you want. Place strawberries on one half. Fold into quarters, transfer to plate. Repeat for as many as you want. Dust with icing sugar, serve!
