Sunday, April 12, 2020

Apple Blintzes/Dessert Crepes

Being still on an apple kick with no yeast in the house I made apple blintzes today - or crepes wrapped around apple filling. One was filled with mini chocolate chips and banana slices. Other filling options are chocolate mousse, jam, butter and cinnamon sugar, or savory (in which case leave the sugar out of the batter) - cheese, ham, spinach, mushrooms.
June 2023 Nutella banana crepes - delicious! Used a palm-free oil chocolate-hazelnut spread (not actual Nutella brand). Made 2 batches (1 shared).

  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 c milk
  • 1/2 c water
  • 1/4 t salt
  • Chinese spoonful of sugar (or up to 1/4 c)
  • 1 c flour
  • 2 T butter, melted
  • butter for cooking
  • filling of choice
  1. If required, prepare filling of choice. For apple filling:
    1. Dice 2 apples.
    2.  Saute for 10 min on low heat with heaping spoonful of sugar and 1/2 t cinnamon. 
    3. If too much liquid, add cornstarch slurry to thicken.
  2. In a medium bowl, beat the eggs. 
  3. Stir in the milk, water, salt and sugar.
  4. Slowly sift in flour and stir to combine.
  5. Quickly stir in melted butter.
  6. Drop ~1/4 c into greased pan over medium-low heat. Immediately tilt the pan so the batter spreads evenly into circle, covering the bottom. (If batter is not thin enough to spread easily, add a bit of milk to the batter for the next one.)
  7. Cook for up to 2 min until golden. Then flip and cook about 30 seconds more until done. 
  8. Fill with deliciousness - roll, folding in ends as you go.
Variations

Egg White Crepes - if you have leftover egg whites to use up
Pancakey Crepes - thicker than crepes

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