Gluten Free Crepes

My youngest son is an insomniac.  He wakes up every night between the hours of 12:00 am and 4:00 am, for a minimum of 2 hours.  We have literally tried everything to get him to sleep and get over this incredibly unhealthy sleep regimen.  Nothing has worked in his 2 years of life.  After some extensive research, we found it is possible for gluten to upset your sleep schedule.  While I am not 100% convinced this will really work, I am so desperate, I feel like it is worth trying.  We are giving a solid 2 week period with absolutely no gluten in the house to see if we can make a small change in his sleep.

I don't want this to be a big change for everyone else in the house as we already eat healthy, and let's not forget, I am feeding two picky children.  After scouring the Internet last night, I came up with the realization, you can still cook the same meals, just replace the flours, add a little more or less liquid depending on the four, and bam!  Breakfast!

Here is our gluten free breakfast.  I made this recipe myself, so feel free to comment on how you would change it!

Crepes:

2 Large Eggs
3/4 Cups of Milk
1/2 Cup of Water
1 Cup Gluten Free All Purpose Flour (I used Bob's Red Mill)
1/4 Teaspoon Xanthan Gum Powder (this is a natural thickener)
Butter
Fresh Fruit/Berries
Syrup

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend on high speed for about 30 seconds.  Stick crepe mix in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes while you heat pan and get toppings ready.  When you remove it from the fridge, give it another whirl on the blender for a few more seconds.

Melt a small amount of butter in the pan and make sure it coats.  Poor a small amount of the batter directly from the blender and swirl it around in the hot pan in circles until a thin layer evenly coats the bottom of your crepe pan.  Cook on medium heat for about 2-3 minutes, until slightly brown.  Flip, finish cooking until again very slightly brown.  Remove crepe and top with nutella, fresh berries, bananas, syrup, etc...

Owen - the reason we are trying gluten free.  Look at that sly smile - who would know he was up from 2:00-4:00 in the morning?

What are your favorite gluten free recipes?

Ethan begs for crepes daily. I don't want his brother's new diet to upset his favorite foods.

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