France prepares for Mardi Gras with organic crêpe mixes
French company Marlette has released limited edition packets of pancake mix in time for Mardi Gras, or Pancake Day.
The organic range includes French-style crêpes – both savoury and sweet – as well as thicker pancakes.
Marlette’s ‘Crêpes Maison’, or homemade crepes, uses T80 wheat flour and spelt flour, with a touch of sugar and salt from the Island of Ré. Customers need add 3 eggs, 80 g of unsalted butter, and 600 ml of milk.
A 350 g packet of ‘Crêpes Maison’ has a RRP of €5.90. The buckwheat, savoury version sells in packs of 240 g with a RRP of €5.90, and the ‘ultra sweet’ pancakes sell in packets of 350 g for €6.40.