Crepes Suzette From Ron' Plaice in Blackpool)

Yield > 1
Servings
Ingredients :
4 219/500 oz Flour
1 219/500 oz Sugar,
icing/confectioners
1/2 x Lemon, rind, grated
2 x Egg yolks
1 x Egg whole
1/2 cup Milk
1/2 cup Cream, single
1 3/4 oz Butter
Butter for cooking
3 x Oranges
1 x Lemon 1 1/16 oz
Sugar, regular kind:)
2 2/3 tbl Grand Marnier or
similar
1/4 cup Brandy
10 x Sugar lumps
Method :
• This dish, above all others, evokes that French 'feeling' in
foreign restaurants. Easy to cook once you get the batter just
right. The Grand Marnier can be substituted with any suitable
orange flavored liqueur.
• Delicious made with Southern Comfort. An 'adult' dessert
for a special occasion. Bon appetite mon cherie! From Ron's
Plaice in Blackpool for a sweet lady in the USA ;-)
• The Crepe: [Pancake] Mix the flour with the
icing/confectioner sugar and grated rind of half a lemon in a
bowl. Beat the egg yolks and egg with the milk and cream, and
stir into the flour. Beat all to a smooth batter. Melt the butter
and stir into batter mix. Cook in a very hot pan with a little of
the butter for cooking. Each crepe should be very thin and
about 6 inches across. Keep hot!
• The Sauce: Wash and dry the oranges and lemons. Rub
the sugar lumps over the rind to extract the wonderful
aromatic oils. [I can almost smell it from here:)] Squeeze the
fruits to extract the juice. Heat some butter in a large pan,add
the sugar lumps and sugar [regular type as used in coffee].
Once melted, add the orange and lemon juice, and cook for a
few minutes.
• While stirring, add the Grand Marnier. Heat the crepes,
one by one in the sauce,turning several times; almost all the
sauce should be absorbed by the crepes. Roll up all crepes and
return to the pan. Warm the brandy, pour it over the crepes in
the pan, set it alight 'Whooof'! Flambe by leaving the crepes in
the pan until the flames die down. Serve at once. Once
consumed, you should turn down the lights, 'snuggle' up on
the settee, and discuss the merits of French Cuisine in
whispers. Bon appetite -) From Ron's Place in Blackpool, just a
whisper from your heart