For successful seasoning:
- Plug the power supply cable
- Switch on the appliance
- Heat the appliance in heated to 270°C. Your appliance reaches the required
temperature when the orange indicator light goes out.
Keep the appliance at this temperature for the duration of seasoning.
- Pour the equivalent of a tablespoon of cooking of frying oil into the centre of the
griddle.
- Spread this oil evenly, and then let it cook for 5 to 10 minutes so that the griddle
becomes burnished and completely dry.
- Repeat previous operation eight times, decreasing the amount of oil used each time,
but carefully respecting the 5 to 10 minutes cooking time for each layer of oil.
A well-seasoned griddle is chestnut coloured (dark brown) and has a shine.
Necessary equipment
Here is a list of advisable accessories for successful crêpe making:
- A spreader (18 to 20 centimetres), for spread the batter
- A wooden or stainless steel spatula for the detachment of the batter
- A little oil to grease the griddle
- A container for your batter
- A ladle size
- Water tray to clean the wood spreader
Clean the accessories before the first use.
Recipes
WHEAT PANCAKES
For 20 crepes – Put 1 tablespoon of buckwheat flour (optional), 100 to 125 g of sugar, 1
teaspoon of salt, 2 eggs, 25 g of melted unsalted butter or 1 tablespoon canola, 1
teaspoon vanilla extract and 10 cl of water in a bowl. Stir it all and add gradually 250
g of wheat flour and 12 cl of low-fat milk until to obtain a fully smooth without lumps.
Add progressively after 36 cl of milk.
BUCKWHEAT CREPES
For 15 crepes -Put 250 g of buckwheat flour, 1 tablespoon of wheat flour, 1 teaspoon of
coarse salt, 1 egg and 1 glass of water (12 cl) into a bowl. Stir to form a compact ball.
Add one glass of semi-skilled milk (12 cl), stir in then beat for approximately 5 min to
obtain a fully smooth batter. Add progressively after 38 cl of milk.
Cooking
▪ It is recommended to use sunflower oil to grease the griddle.
▪ Cooking temperature for crêpes is between 200°C/230°C approx.
▪ Before spreading the first crêpe, or before each crêpe making session, lightly
grease the griddle.
▪ To make a crepe, poor a ladle of batter on the hot griddle. Spread the batter
with the wood spreader Krampouz.
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