Skillet Desserts

While researching this book I came upon a great number of desserts that are made in a heavy, black cast-iron skillet—not just simple crêpes but crêpes flavored with tantalizing combinations of aromatics, as well as other sweets that I have collected and filed under the category “skillet desserts.” In the French Southwest, the most common flavoring for crêpes is anise, but many skilled home cooks have their own secret preparations for “perfuming” crêpes, waffles (gaufres), sponge-type cakes (massepain), and the famous gâteau basque.