CRêPES SUZETTE

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This is just one of those desserts that seem, on the page as on the plate, to be labor-intensive and tricky, but in fact are as simple to make as they are gratifying to eat. For one thing, you can make the crepes in advance; they could sit, piled between torn-off sheets of baking parchment and well wrapped in the refrigerator, for a good three days without coming to any harm. But I must admit to taking, more than once, an even quicker route: using good store-bought crepes. Once they're immersed in the sweet orangey syrup, they will not betray their prefabricated origins.

Provided by Nigella Lawson

Categories     project, dessert, side dish

Time 20m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
Finely grated zest of 1 orange
10 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/3 cup superfine sugar
8 to 12 crepes (see recipe)
1/3 cup Grand Marnier, Cointreau or triple sec liqueur

Steps:

  • In a small saucepan, combine orange juice, zest, butter and sugar. Place over high heat and bring to boil; reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until syrupy, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat, and set aside.
  • Fold crepes into quarters, and arrange in circular pattern, slightly overlapping, in a nonreactive skillet or other shallow flameproof pan. Pour warm syrup on top (reserve syrup pan), and place over low heat until crepes are warm, about 5 minutes.
  • Warm liqueur in pan that held orange syrup. When crepes are hot, pour liqueur on top; carefully touch a flame to surface to light it. Serve immediately, spooning crepes and sauce onto each plate.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 436, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 43 grams, Fat 25 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 14 grams, Sodium 282 milligrams, Sugar 22 grams, TransFat 1 gram

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