Swedish Cream Cheese Crepes Food

SWEDISH CREAM CHEESE CREPES

Steps:

• Mix milk, flour, eggs, melted butter, 2 tablespoons white sugar, and salt together in a bowl. Cover batter with plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight. Thin batter with water, mixing well, if it becomes too thick.
• Mix cottage cheese, cream cheese, confectioner's sugar, and vanilla extract together until well blended; the filling will not be smooth.
• Place blueberries in a saucepan and cover with water. Add 1/2 cup sugar and cook over medium-high heat until mixture starts to boil. Reduce heat a bit; simmer for 3 to 5 minutes to allow berries to release juice. Add more sugar if desired; simmer for 3 to 5 minutes more.
• Mix cornstarch with cold water in a bowl until dissolved. Remove berry mixture from heat and slowly pour in cornstarch mixture. Stir constantly until thickened.
• Melt 1/4 teaspoon butter in a skillet over medium heat. Pour batter into the skillet to make an 8-inch pancake. Cook until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip and brown the other side, about 1 minute more. Transfer to a plate to cool slightly. Add filling to the center of the pancake, roll up, and transfer to another plate. Top with berries. Repeat cooking, filling, and topping with the remaining batter.

SWEDISH CREME

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine cream and 1 cup sugar; cook and stir over low heat until a thermometer reads 160° (do not allow to boil). Stir in gelatin until completely dissolved., Remove from heat; stir in extracts. Cool 10 minutes. Whisk in sour cream. Pour into 8 dessert dishes. Refrigerate at least 1 hour., Just before serving, lightly crush raspberries; gently stir in remaining sugar. Spoon over tops.

SWEDISH CREPES

Steps:

• Mix together all ingredients. Pour into hot buttered crepe pan. Tilt pan to make a thin, even crepe. Peel back edges and flip.
• Serve with desired toppings.

SWEDISH PANCAKES

Steps:

• Add all ingredients except butter into a blender and blend until smooth. Batter will be very runny.
• Heat skillet to medium heat.
• Add 1 teaspoon of butter and melt, coating bottom of a small skillet.
• Pour 1/4 cup of batter into skillet and swirl all around. Let pancake cook until edges begin to bubble.
• Flip pancake and cook other side for 1 -2 minutes.
• Pancakes can be stacked, rolled or folded into triangles.
• Serve with favorite toppings.

STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM CREPES

Steps:

• Place ingredients in blender container in order given.
• Blend 30 seconds,stop and stir down sides.
• Blend 30-60 seconds until smooth.
• Or, mix in bowl with wire whisk or mixer, first combining flour and eggs, adding liquid gradually. Beat until smooth; add other ingredients.
• NOTES : Batter can be used immediately. However, an hour or two standing will produce slightly more tender crepes.
• Or, refrigerate batter up to three days for use as needed.
• Measure flour and liquid carefully, since consistency of batter is important. (It should be about the consistency of thick heavy cream.).
• Spoon flour into 1 cup measure and level off with straight edge of knife or spatula.
• CREPES: Lightly grease. Measure about 1/4 cup batter into pan. Tilt pan to spread batter. Once crepe has lots of little bubbles, loosen any edges with spatula. Flip crepe over. This side cooks quickly. Slide crepe from pan to plate. Make all the crepes, stacking them as you go. no need to oil the pan again, after the first crepe.
• Once the crepes have cooled, trim them all to the same size. Make them about 6". Using a lid from a margarine container works great. When no one is looking, eat the scraps -- you worked hard for them, don't throw them out ;).
• Filling: Combine strawberries and granulated sugar in a bowl; stir well.
• Cover and chill 1 hour. Combine cream cheese and powdered sugar in a bowl, and beat at medium speed of an electric mixer until blended. Add sour cream, beat until smooth.
• Spread 1/4 cup cream cheese mixture over half of each crepe, and top with 1/2 cup strawberry mixture. Sprinkle crepes with 1 tablespoon powdered sugar. Serve immediately.