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Caramel and Pear Winter Crepes


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  • Author: Sarah Suksiri
  • Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
  • Yield: About 10 1x

Description

Try this warm pear and caramel filling: it’s like Christmas in your mouth.


Ingredients

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Crepes

  • 1 cup (110 g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup (237 ml) milk
  • 1/2 cup (118 ml) lukewarm water
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup (57 g) butter, melted
  • 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) salt

Filling

  • 2 large not-quite-ripe pears, thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp (28 g) butter
  • 1 tsp (5 ml) cinnamon
  • caramel sauce, to taste
  • orange zest)

Instructions

For the crepes: (from The Joy of Cooking)

  1. Using a blender or whisk, combine flour, milk, water, eggs,buter, and salt in a bowl. The batter should be very smooth.
  2. Cover batter with plastic wrap and let stand for 30 minutes, or refrigerate up to 2 days.
  3. Heat skillet over medium heat with butter to grease the pan.
  4. Lift the pan off the heat and slowly pour in enough batter to cover the entire bottom with a very thin coating. Quickly tilt and rotate the pan to cover, then return to heat.
  5. Cook 1 to 2 minutes, until the bottom is lightly browned. Gently flip the crepe over, browning the other side for 1 minute or less.
  6. Remove crepe to plate. Repeat process with the remaining batter.

For the filling:

  1. Heat butter in a pan over medium-low heat. When the butter is melted, add pears and cinnamon. Sautee 5-7 minutes, until pears are soft.
  2. Fold a large spoonful of the cooked pears into one of the finished crepes. Drizzle with warm caramel sauce and garnish with orange zest, as desired.
  • Prep Time: 35 mins
  • Cook Time: 30 mins