Souffléd Crepes Food

GRAND MARNIER CREPE SOUFFLE

Steps:

• For the crepes: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Whisk together the eggs, butter, heavy cream, sugar, orange liqueur and orange zest in a large mixing bowl. Whisk in both flours until incorporated and a pourable batter forms. Let the batter rest at least 10 minutes and up to 1 hour.
• Heat a 9-inch nonstick crepe pan over medium heat, then add a thin layer of batter (about 1 cup). Spread around the pan to cover. Cook until the top is dry and edges begin to curl up, about 1 minute. Flip and cook another minute. Repeat to make additional crepes using all the batter. Set aside.
• For the souffle batter: Combine the heavy cream, butter, orange liqueur, flour, brown sugar and orange zest in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 5 minutes, then remove from the heat. Meanwhile, whisk the egg yolks in a medium bowl. Whisk the egg yolks into the warm mixture in a steady stream. Set aside.
• Place the egg whites in a stand mixer and beat to soft peaks using the whisk attachment. Fold the egg yolk mixture into the egg whites.
• Place a crepe on a parchment paper-lined rimmed sheet tray. Spoon a 4-ounce ladle of souffle batter in the middle. Fold in half, like a taco. Repeat with the remaining crepes and souffle batter. Bake until the souffle filling puffs up a little, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Dust with powdered sugar and sprinkle with orange zest.

STUFFED CREPES

Steps:

• Mix 3/4 cup ricotta with 2 tablespoons sugar. Spread 8 prepared 12-inch crepes with the sweetened ricotta and fold into quarters. Top with sliced strawberries and drizzle with warm chocolate sauce.

CHEESE CREPE SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place the butter in 9x13 inch baking dish, and put into the oven until melted, about 3 minutes. Place the blintzes into the baking dish in a single layer on top of the melted butter.
• Whip the egg whites in a bowl until they form soft peaks, about 5 minutes, and set aside.
• Whisk together the egg yolks, sour cream, sugar, vanilla extract, and salt in a large bowl until smooth. Use a rubber spatula or wire whisk to fold 1/3 of the whipped egg whites into the sour cream mixture. Gently run the spatula through the center of the bowl, then around the sides of the bowl, repeating until fully incorporated. Add the remaining whipped egg whites, folding just until incorporated. Pour the mixture over the blintzes in the baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the eggs are set and puffy and the top is golden brown, about 45 minutes.

SOUFFLED CREPES

Steps:

• These proportions make an eggier-tasting crepe.
• Beat the egg yolks with part of the milk, add flour, sugar, salt, beat well.
• Add remaining milk gradually, then melted butter.
• Beat egg whites stiff.
• Fold into crepe mixture.
• They either may be cooked in the usual way in a crepe pan or put into a large buttered pan and baked in a preheated 375F oven for about 25 to 30 minutes.
• This then becomes something like a flat souffle that can be topped with a filling or one can be put over half the batter, the rest poured on top.
• It can be a sweet filling like strawberries or apples and may be flavored with lemon rind, brandy, or vanilla.

SPICED SOUFFLé CREPE WITH SAUTéED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a 12-inch iron skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter with the thyme sprigs over medium-high heat. Add the apples and brown on all sides until just tender when pierced with a fork, 10 to 15 minutes. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of the sugar and cook, gently stirring, until the sugar dissolves and the apples caramelize, about 1 to 2 minutes more. Remove the thyme and set the apples aside. Wipe the skillet clean.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the vanilla pod and seeds with the melted butter, egg yolks, 1/2 cup of the sugar, cinnamon, allspice, cake flour and a pinch of salt. Whisk in the milk until combined.
• Whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt, gradually adding the remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Whip to soft peaks, and then fold into the batter.
• Melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter in the clean skillet over medium-high heat, swirling the butter up the sides of the pan. When the butter is foamy, spread the sauteed apples in the pan, then pour in the batter. Transfer to the oven and bake uncovered until the center of crepe no longer wobbles when shaken, 20 to 25 minutes. Sift confectioners' sugar on top, and if you like, serve with vanilla ice cream or creme fraiche.

SOUFFLéD CREPES

Steps:

• Position a rack in the lower third of an oven and preheat to 375°F Butter a large oval gratin dish. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a bowl, whisk together the fromage blanc, 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar, the egg yolks, flour, vanilla, orange zest and salt. Lay the crepes in a single layer on the prepared baking sheets.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the egg whites on medium speed until soft peaks form, about 1 minute. Gradually add the remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar, increase the speed to high and beat until stiff, glossy peaks form, about 3 minutes. Gently fold half of the whites into the cheese mixture. Quickly fold in the remaining whites.
• Place one-eighth of the cheese mixture on one quadrant of a crepe. Fold the crepe into quarters and transfer to the prepared gratin dish, placing the excess layers underneath. Fill and fold the remaining crepes, overlapping them as little as possible in the dish. Bake until the crepes are golden brown and the filling is set, about 20 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar and serve immediately.

SOUFFLED CREPES WITH APPLE CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• To make the crepe batter, beat the sugar into the egg and add a little milk.
• Incorporate the flour and thin with the rest of the milk.
• Allow to stand and they fry in gently foaming butter.
• This makes about 8 crepes- choose the best 4.
• Make a half quantity of creme pat in a small pan and allow to cool.
• To make the fruit filling cook the apple and caster sugar together with 1tbsp water over a low heat until they start to soften.
• Set aside.
• Beat the egg whites and sugar together to form a stiff peak, set aside.
• To make the apple caramel sauce boil the apple juice until reduced to approximately 100ml.
• When ready to serve, place a tablespoon of the apple filling in the centre of each crepe and 2 tablespoons of the creme pat.
• Fold over and once again to make a triangle.
• Pipe the meringue into each of the folds and place onto a greased tray.
• Bake in a preheated oven, 250C, for 7 minutes until the meringue starts to brown.
• Flood 4 plates with the apple caramel sauce and top with a crepe, dust with icing sugar and serve immediately.

SOUFFLED CREPES WITH GRAND MARNIER

Steps:

• Place 100g of the flour, 300ml of the milk, 1 tablespoon of the butter, 1 of the eggs and 1 egg yolk in the bowl of a food processor and process to combine. Transfer to a jug and set aside to rest for 15 minutes.
• Lightly grease a 15cm crepe pan with melted butter. When hot, pour in enough batter to cover the base of the pan. Cook for 1 minute each side until golden. Stack the crepes with a sheet of baking paper between each layer until you are ready to use them. (Place in an airtight container if storing for more than 1 hour.)
• Preheat the oven to 200°C Place remaining butter in a saucepan, add remaining flour and milk and cook over low heat, whisking constantly, until thick. Remove from heat, beat in 2 egg yolks and the Grand Marnier.
• In a separate bowl, whisk 2 egg whites until stiff, slowly add the caster sugar and continue to whisk until thick and glossy. Fold the egg whites into the Grand Marnier mixture. Place 2 tablespoons of the filling on one half of each crepe, fold over the other half to enclose. Carefully place filled crepes on a large greased baking tray and bake for 10 minutes until well risen.
• Dust with icing sugar and serve immediately with cream if desired.