Holy crepe, these are good! Classic, thin crepes pair amazingly with a zesty orange sauce. Don't skip the flambe, it helps develop the rich flavors of the sauce.
Crepes
1 cup all-purpose flour
4 large eggs
1 1/4 cup milk
1 pinch salt
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Sauce
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons sugar
1 orange, juice and grated rind
1/3 cup orange liqueur (such as Cointreau or Grand Marnier)
Crepes: Combine the flour, eggs, milk, and salt in a blender. Process until smooth. Add the melted butter and process until incorporated. Place the mixture in the refrigerator for 1 hour or up to 10 hours.
Grease a crepe pan or other 6-inch skillet. Heat over medium heat. Pour 1/4 cup of the batter into the hot pan and turn the pan to evenly coat it with the crepe batter. Cook the crepe until the top starts to look dry, about 1 minute. Flip the crepe with a spatula and cook on the other side for 30 seconds. Remove the crepe from the pan and set aside. Repeat the process with the remaining batter, re-greasing the crepe pan as needed.
Sauce: Heat a large flame-proof skillet (not nonstick) over medium heat. Add the butter. When the butter is melted and foamy stir in the sugar and mix until dissolved. Add the orange juice and rind and bring the mixture to a simmer. Reduce the heat to the lowest setting.
Heat the orange liqueur in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Keep warm.
Fold each crepe in half and place two at a time in the sauce mixture. Using tongs, fold the crepes in half again. Repeat the process until all crepes are in the pan.
Pour the heated liqueur over the crepes in the pan.
Ignite the sauce in the skillet with a long-handled match or lighter. Remove the pan from the heat. When the flames burn out, transfer the crepes to individual dessert plates.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar and garnish with orange slices, if desired. Serve the crepes suzette immediately.
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reviews & comments
October 24, 2013
So, I have a funny story to tell about this recipe. It has a happy ending so bear with me. I was meeting my future inlaws for the first time two weeks ago. They know I like to cook so I figured I'd better do something impressive. However I don't know what they like food wise so I wanted to do classic dishes... like crepes suzette. It all started off wonderfully. We had our appetizers and main course and I went to finish the crepes. I had made the crepes ahead of time and they turned out perfect (I was so pleased!). I had the ingredients for the sauce all ready so I simpley warmed it up and assembled everything. I thought I'd do the whole impressive production of igniting the crepes at the table and getting all the oohs and ahhs that come with it, right? So I have the pan at the table and I'm about to light it. Right then my future mother in law, who is a hand-talker (you know, waves her arms around while talking?) is telling the punchline to her story and waves her arm over the crepes - wearing long flowing sleeves. You see where this is going I'm sure. Up in flames her sleeve goes. We all scream but the flame goes out immediately on her arm (thankfully!! not even burned). The pan of crepes however gets flipped over on the table while on fire. The tablecloth, which I have now learned was highly flammable, caught on fire and immediately burned half of the tablecloth. My centerpiece catches on fire (because I HAD to have *dried* flowers?) and is now smoldering. Future husband grabs the glasses of water off the table and starts putting things out. It truly only lasted a few seconds but it felt like eternity to me - standing there still holding the match. Thankfully no one was hurt and eventually I'll be able to laugh about it. So, my 5 stars is going to the crepes and the sauce (which I sampled in the kitchen). I can't speak for the presentation... and probably shouldn't be allowed to play with matches for a while. The happy ending was though that my future mother in law told me about the first time she cooked for HER future inlaws and she had a far worst disaster than mine (it involved stitches). So we bonded over that.
So glad this story had a happy ending! Hope you're able to laugh about it now!
September 17, 2007
I loved this recipe.I also cut the peeled orange in pieces and put it inside the crepes. It was delicious.