Crêpes Gil-Blas (Pancakes with Hazelnut-Brandy Butter)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- 100 grammes fine butter
- 100 grammes caster sugar
- 3 spoonfuls fine Champagne
- Beurre d'avelines
- A few drops of lemon juice
- Composition C (crêpe batter)
Instructions
- Work 100 grammes of fine butter in a bowl until it is a pommade.
- Incorporate 100 grammes of caster sugar, 3 spoonfuls of fine Champagne, a hazelnut-sized piece of beurre d'avelines and a few drops of lemon juice.
- Make the crêpes with Composition C.
- Spread them with the prepared butter.
- Fold each crêpe in four and arrange on a napkin.