It’s up for debate.  Which are better, thick, spongy pancakes or thin, crisp pancakes.  In our house, they both win.  We love thick, spongy pancakes to soak up our rich berry syrup on a cold Sunday morning, but the day my family bought a crepe pan we were changed forever. The light, crisp texture of French crepes are a favorite pretty much any day of the week.  I admit, I used to exclusively use crepe mix from a package.  I thought there was no way I could duplicate that thin, barely there batter that baked up light and crisp on the griddle.  But the pre-made mixture was expensive, hard to find and had very little nutritional value short of the eggs I whisked into the powder.  It was time to break free of my crepe fear and give them a try. (more…)