Crepes Suzette

18 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • CREPES
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted and cooled or 1/4 cup salad salad oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • ORANGE BUTTER
  • 3/4 cup sweet butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup Grand Marnier
  • 1/4 cup orange zest
  • ORANGE SAUCE
  • 1/2 cup sweet butter
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons shredded orange rind
  • 2/3 cup orange juice
  • 2 oranges, peeled and sectioned
  • 1/2 cup Grand Marnier

Directions

  1. 1
    MAKE CREPES: In medium bowl, combine flour, melted butter, eggs, egg yolks, and 1/2 cup milk: beat with rotary beater until smooth. Beat in remaining milk until mixture is well blended.
  2. 2
    Refrigerate, covered, at least 30 minutes.
  3. 3
    Meanwhile, make ORANGE BUTTER: In small bowl, with electric mixer at low speed, cream 3/4 cup sweet butter with 1/2 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1/3 cup Grand Marnier and 1/4 cup orange peel; beat until well blended. Set aside.
  4. 4
    MAKE ORANGE SAUCE: In large skillet, melt sweet butter. Stir in sugar, orange peel, and orange juice; cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until peel is ranslucent--about 20 minutes. Add orange sections and 1/2 cup Grand Marnier. Keep warm.
  5. 5
    TO COOK CREPES: Slowly heat 8-inch skillet until a drop of water sizzles and rolls off. For each crepe, brush skillet lightly with butter. Pour in about 2 tablespoons batter, rotating pan quickly, to spread batter completely over bottom of skillet.
  6. 6
    Coook until lightly browned--about 30 seconds; turn, and brown other side. Turn out onto wire rack.
  7. 7
    Spread each crepe with Orange Butter, dividing evenly. Fold each in half, then in half again. When all are folded, place in Orange Sauce in chafing dish or skillet; cook over low heat until heated through.
  8. 8
    TO SERVE: Gently heat 3 tablespoons Grand Marnier in small saucepan just until vapor rises. Ignite with match, and pour over crepes. Serve flaming. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
  9. 9
    McCalls cookbook.

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