Crepes: Diversify your kids’ breakfast delicacies

If pancakes make you happy, then these creamy and tasty French darlings called Crepes will take you through the roof. And to your kids, they’d experience their best yummy feelings yet in their breakfast history. And the best part is that it is so easy to make.

Let’s look at an easy way to prepare simple Crepes. There are 2 types of Crepes, the Sweet and the Savoury.

First, you’d need the following ingredients -depends on the type of Crepes you’re making.

.       2 Eggs

.      1 cup of Milk

.      ½ cup of Water

.      1 cup of Flour

.      1 tablespoon of Sugar

.      3 tablespoons of melted butter

.      Butter for coating the pan

Directions

·         Combine all the ingredients in a blender or a mixing bowl and whisk together until there are no more lumps left in the batter. Then pass the batter through a sieve and let batter stay at room temperature for about 15 to 30 minutes or put it in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

·         You can as well leave it overnight in the fridge until the bubbles reduce well enough to prevent the crepes from tearing when cooking.

·         Next, heat up a non-stick pan or a skillet, add a little butter to coat the pan, then pour about 1/4 of batter and swirl to spread the batter evenly.

·         After that, cook the batter for about 30 seconds to a minute, then flip to the other side and cook for another 10 seconds and let them cool off. Do this till the batter is all gone.

·         For the Savoury, you can add 1/4 teaspoon of salt, ham, cheese, shredded meat etc. Depends on how imaginative or adventurous you are. It can be eaten hot.

And for the Sweet, you can include 1 teaspoonful of Vanilla, 2 1/2 tablespoons of sugar. It can be eaten hot or warm.

·         Crepes can be served with fresh fruit and stored in the fridge for a couple of days. In the Freezer, it can stay up to a month.

As you make plans to diversify your investments for good returns, remember to invest in the healthy growth of your kids, so that you can always return home every day to meet them happy and energetic.