I forgot to share with you this French tradition last Tuesday February 2.
Candlemas is a catholic holiday. In France, crepes are served on this day. The tradition is to toss the crepe in the air (see picture below) with your left hand while holiding a gold coin in your right hand to have wealth throughout the year.All this is history and legend, but crepes remain!Crepes originated in Brittany, where savory and salty crepes are served at Creperies with a bowl of cider. May I invite you to prepare your own? Flmabees, like you see below, or simply with sugar, enjoy!
Easy recipe for crepes.
2 cups flour
a pinch of salt
3 eggs
2 ½ cups milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Sift the flour and salt in a large bowl. Add the eggs and beat well. The dough has to be very smooth.Add the milk little by little, beating hard till the mix is smooth. Once it's smooth, add more milk, and only once it's smooth to prevent having clusters of flour. Let rest 1 hour (this allows the flour to take full body)
Heat the pan with a few drops of oil. You may need to add a bit of water if the dough has become too thick. Add one ladle of mix in the frying pan, turn with a circular movement quickly so that the batter fills the pan in a VERY thin layer. 
Cook one side, then toss in the air, cook the other side, remove. Cover with foil paper, to keep warm. 
Eat with sugar or jams, or flambe for crepes suzette!
Enjoy!
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