Crepes With Cider Syrup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole milk
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening (preferably trans-fat-free), melted and cooled slightly
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, for brushing skillet
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 cups hard cider
1 cup sugar

Preparation

Whisk together flour, milk, eggs, shortening, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a large bowl until smooth (batter will be thick). Chill, covered, 30 minutes.
Heat butter (not melted) in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides. Add cider and sugar and stir until sugar is dissolved, then briskly simmer until thickened and reduced to about 1 1/2 cups, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat.
Lightly brush an 8-inch well-seasoned crepe pan or nonstick skillet with some melted butter, then heat over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking.
Remove skillet from heat and pour in a scant 1/4 cup batter, immediately tilting and rotating skillet to coat bottom. (If batter sets before skillet is coated, reduce heat slightly for next crepe.) Return skillet to heat and cook crepe until set and golden brown underneath, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Loosen edge of crepe with a heatproof rubber spatula, then flip crepe over carefully with your fingertips and cook until just set, about 15 seconds more. Transfer crepe to a plate. Make 7 more crepes in same manner, brushing skillet with more butter before each one and transferring them as cooked to plate and stacking them.
Reheat syrup over moderate heat. Fold each crepe into quarters, then, using tongs, dip each briefly in syrup to coat and transfer to a platter. Cover crepes with foil to keep warm.
Serve crepes with remaining syrup on the side.