La Chandeleur is crêpe day in France

Ice cream and crêpes, just one of the combinations to enjoy on La Chandeleur in France

FEBRUARY 2 is the Catholic holiday of Candlemas, a feast to commemorate the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of the baby Jesus forty days after his birth.

For many French people La Chandeleur is a chance to enjoy a lot of crêpes, as well as do some fortune telling while making them.

The tradition is to hold a coin in your writing hand and a crêpe pan in the other; then toss the crêpe in the air. If you manage to catch the crêpe in the pan, your family will enjoy prosperity for the rest of the year.

Now try making your own.

Crêpe recipe for 8 - 10 people

Preparation time 10 minutes, cooking time 3 - 4 minutes

Ingredients

250g flour
4 eggs
1/2 litre milk
pinch of salt
50g butter
1 sachet vanilla sugar
soup spoon (5 cl) rum
variant - you can replace the milk with crème fraiche

Leave mixture for about an hour

Preheat a crêpe/frying pan , when hot add a little butter to grease the pan

Put half a ladle of crêpe mixture into the pan and cook for 1-2 minutes each side

Suggested accompaniments: sugar, Nutella, jam, honey, fruit or lemon

Traditionally to drink - cider

And for something completely different enjoy how Pancake Man makes his own crêpes.

Comments

[(mercedez)]

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[Craig McGinty]

Hi Mercedez, glad you enjoyed reading up on France, feel free to keep exploring :-)
Craig