Strawberry Crepes With Crème Chantilly
Makes 4 servings
1 ½ cups milk
3 eggs
1 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
Pinch of salt
1 teaspoon melted butter
1 tablespoon cognac
1 quart strawberries, hulled and halved
¼ cup sugar
2 tablespoons Kirsch or raspberry liqueur
3 tablespoons currant jelly
3 tablespoons water
½ pint heavy cream
1 tablespoon sugar
Pour milk and eggs in top of blender, then add the flour, sugar, salt,
butter and cognac. Blend until smooth. Strain through a fine sieve,
making sure that there are no lumps. Let it stand at room temperature
for 2 hours.
Take a small heavy skillet and put a little butter in it. When very
hot, wipe the pan with a paper towel so all excess fat is gone, making
sure that there is just enough to cover the bottom. Brown the crepe
lightly on both sides. Place crepe on a piece of wax paper and on
preheated platter. Continue until you have made about 12 cxrepes,
putting a sheet of wax paper between them. Keep warm.
Put the strawberries, sugar, liqueur, currant jelly, and water in a
deep skillet. Heat slowly to bring to a boil, then simmer covered for
about 3 minutes. Place about 2 tablespoons of this mixture on the
crepe and roll it up. Repeat this with all 12 crepes and arrange
nicely on a preheated oval dish. Pour the rest of the strawberries
over crepes. Serve with Crème Chantilly, which is simply the cream
sweetened with sugar, lightly beaten.
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