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Filloas

Name: Filloas
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 3 eggs; 150 g plain flour; 250 ml whole milk; 250 ml water; 1 pinch salt; 1 tbsp sugar; 1 tsp grated lemon zest; 30 g butter; 4 tbsp honey or sugar

Filloas: thin Galician crêpes for Entroido, eaten with sugar, honey or cream

Features:Vegetarian Kid friendly

Cuisine:

Spanish

When Entroido, the Galician carnival, comes round in February, kitchens in Lugo and Ourense fill with stacks of filloas, paper-thin pancakes cooked on a hot iron pan. In the countryside the pan was greased with a piece of pork fat and some villages still make a version with pig's blood at slaughter time; this sweet version uses butter and is vegetarian. They are rolled or folded and eaten with sugar, honey or a spoon of cream. A common mistake is a batter that is too thick: it should be as thin as single cream, so it runs across the pan in a lacy sheet. Chef's tip: rest the batter in the fridge for at least 30 minutes so the flour relaxes and the filloas don't tear.

Total time: 40 min
Difficulty: easy
Serves: 6

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Ingredients

Serves6

For the batter

3 eggs
5 ½ oz plain flour
1 cup whole milk
1 cup water
1 pinch salt
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp grated lemon zest (optional)

For cooking

1 oz buttermelted

To serve

4 tbsp honey or sugar (optional)

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Method

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Step 1: Whisk 3 eggs in a bowl, then whisk in 5 ½ oz plain flour, 1 pinch salt and 1 tbsp sugar. Add the 1 cup whole milk and 1 cup water gradually, whisking, until the batter is completely smooth and runny like single cream. Stir in lemon zest if using.
5 min
Step 2: Cover and chill the batter for 30 minutes to 2 hours. Stir before using.
30 min
Step 3: Heat a 22–24 cm non-stick or iron frying pan over a medium-high heat. Brush it lightly with 1 oz butter, using a folded piece of kitchen paper.
2 min
Step 4: Pour in about 3 tbsp of batter and swirl the pan straight away so it covers the base in a very thin layer. Cook for 40–60 seconds until the edges are lacy and golden and lift away from the pan.
2 min
Step 5: Flip with a spatula or your fingertips and cook 20 seconds more until spotted brown. Stack on a plate and repeat, greasing the pan every two or three filloas.
25 min
Step 6: Serve warm, folded into quarters, with honey or sugar.
1 min

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 190 kcal
Protein: 7 g
Carbs: 22 g
Fat: 8 g
Fibre: 1 g

Nutrition values are estimates.

Recipe by

KrazyBadal

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Good to know

How long does filloas take?: About 40 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to cook.
How many people does it serve?: 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
Is it vegetarian?: Yes. It has no meat or fish.
What can I use instead of eggs?: 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
What can I use instead of plain flour?: Self-raising flour, same amount (then leave out the baking powder).

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