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Nigella · nigella.com · Makes: approx 6 x 20cm / 8 inch crepes

Against 338 crepe recipes

Less egg than 96% of recipes and no salt, unlike 62%.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 338 crepe recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • Less egg than 96% of recipes: 33% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%, about half as much.
  • No salt at all, where 62% of recipes use some (most of those 0.2 to 1.2% of the flour weight).
  • No sugar at all, where 54% of recipes use some (most of those 9 to 22% of the flour weight).
Liquid: 224%, 45th percentileEgg: 33%, 3rd percentileButter: 20%, 56th percentileSugar: 0%, 23rd percentileSalt: 0%, 19th percentileLiquidEggButterSugarSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (4)

  • 30 grams unsalted butter melted (plus more for frying)30 g
  • 150 grams plain flour150 g
  • 325 millilitres milk≈ 335 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g

flour 150 gbatter 565 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 338 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Liquid224% · 45th percentile
  • Egg33% · 3rd percentile
  • Butter20% · 56th percentile
  • Sugar0% · 23rd percentile
  • Salt0% · 19th percentile

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