Three Berry Crepes With Creme Anglaise And Strawberry Sauce Recipes

CREAMY STRAWBERRY CREPES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, water and butter. In another bowl, mix flour and salt; add to egg mixture and mix well. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour., Heat a lightly greased 8-in. nonstick skillet over medium heat. Stir batter. Fill a 1/4-cup measure halfway with batter; pour into center of pan. Quickly lift and tilt pan to coat bottom evenly. Cook until top appears dry; turn crepe over and cook until bottom is cooed, 15-20 seconds longer. Remove to a wire rack. Repeat with remaining batter, greasing pan as needed. When cool, stack crepes between pieces of waxed paper or paper towels. , For filling, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, zest and vanilla until smooth. Fold in 2 cups berries and the whipped cream. Spoon about 1/3 cup filling down the center of each crepe; roll up. Garnish with remaining berries and, if desired, additional confectioner's sugar. Cover and refrigerate or freeze remaining crepes in an airtight container, unfilled, for another use.

STRAWBERRY CREME CREPES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the milk, eggs, butter and extract. Combine the flour, sugar and salt; add to milk mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour., Heat a lightly greased 8-in. nonstick skillet over medium heat; pour 2 tablespoons batter into the center of skillet. Lift and tilt pan to coat bottom evenly. Cook until top appears dry; turn and cook 15-20 seconds longer. Remove to a wire rack. Repeat with remaining batter, greasing skillet as needed. When cool, stack crepes with waxed paper or paper towels in between., In a small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch; stir in water and lemon juice until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Stir in extract and, if desired, food coloring. Cool. Add strawberries. , In a small bowl, beat the cream until stiff peaks form; set aside. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth; fold in whipped cream. Spoon 2 rounded tablespoons of filling down the center of each crepe; roll up. Top with strawberry topping.

THREE BERRY CREPES WITH CREME ANGLAISE AND STRAWBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Place all crepe ingredients together and mix well.
• Allow to stand for 30 minutes.
• Make crepes in a heavy crepe pan.
• Spray crepe pan with cooking oil and pour in enough mixture to form a thin and even layer over pan.
• When crepes begin to bubble turn and cook other side.
• Makes 10-12 crepes.
• While the crepe mixture is'standing'combine the berries and sugar for the filling in a bowl and allow to stand for 20 minutes.
• Filling-------------.
• Blend together all ingredients and put through a fine sieve to remove pips.
• Creme Anglaise-----------.
• Bring the milk to the boil with vanilla extract.
• Beat egg yolks and sugar until pale yellow.
• Pour milk over the eggs and blend.
• Return to a low heat and stirring constantly, thicken the sauce.
• Do not BOIL.
• The mixture is'thickened' when it coats the back of a spoon.
• Cover sauce and chill in the fridge.
• TO ASSEMBLE DESSERT-------------.
• Place generous spoonfuls of berries in the centre of each crepe (dividing the mixture evenly amongst the crepes).
• Fold in the sides of each crepe to form a square'parcel'.
• Allow 2'parcels' per person.
• Spoon the Creme Anglaise on one side of a flat plate and the Strawberry Sauce on the other so that the 2 sauces just meet in the middle.
• Arrange the crepes gently on the sauce.
• Garnish each plate with a strawberry sliced in half.
• Voila!