raspberry and apple crêpes
crespelle ai lamponi e mele
TOTAL TIME: 45 minutes
MAKES: 4 servings
Crepes (crepellles in Italian) make a light yet luscious dessert when filled with raspberries, apples, and cool yogurt.
Ingredients
- CRÊPES
- 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for cooking crêpes
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- Pinch salt
- FILLING
- 2 cups fresh raspberries (about 10 ounces)
- 5 tablespoons sugar
- 2 medium Gala apples
- 1/2 cup white wine
- Pinch cinnamon
- 1 cup plain yogurt (8 ounces; not nonfat)
- Fresh mint sprigs for garnish (optional)
Instructions
FOR CRÊPES: In a blender, combine flour, milk, water, eggs, butter, sugar and salt; purée until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and let stand, covered, 30 minutes.
Melt 1 tablespoon butter in an 8-inch well-seasoned crêpe pan or nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Pour in 3 tablespoons batter, immediately tilting and rotating skillet to coat bottom. (If batter sets before skillet is coated, reduce heat slightly for next crêpe.) Return skillet to heat and cook crêpe until set and golden brown underneath, 1 to 2 minutes. Loosen edge of crêpe with a heatproof rubber spatula, then flip crêpe over carefully with your fingertips and cook until just set, about 30 seconds more. Transfer crêpe to a plate. Make 7 more crêpes in same manner, adding a little more butter to skillet before each one, and stacking them as cooked.
FOR FILLING: In the bowl of a food processor, purée 3/4 cup raspberries and 2 tablespoons sugar until smooth. Force mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl; discard seeds. Set raspberry sauce aside.
Core apples and cut into 1/4-inch wedges. In a large skillet, combine apples, remaining 3 tablespoons sugar and wine; bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook, covered, until apples are beginning to soften, about 3 minutes. Uncover and continue to cook until fruit is softened, about 2 minutes more. Stir in remaining raspberries and cinnamon; cook 1 minute more.
Fold crêpes in half, then divide onto serving plates. Top crêpes with filling and fold crêpes over. Divide yogurt and raspberry sauce among plates. Garnish with mint, if desired.
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3 tablespoons batter gave me perfect crespelle. The fruit I used was tart. I used mascarpone cheese to smoothout the tartness. It came together well.Posted: December 25, 2010 10:41 by blacksheep
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