Crepes

CREPES

So I love Crepes and people always say they are so hard to make but they really are not. I think they sound scary because they are a specialty item that people tend to only have on a special occasion and usually for dessert or breakfast. So today we are going to showcase two crepe recipes from two of my favorite people. First of all my mom is a great cook and it is hard to copy anything that she makes. One of my most favorite things that she makes is called Chicken Crepes. I used to ask her to make them for all special occasions and any boy that I took to a girl ask guy dance ate them. =) So When I got older and married I decided to try making them. The first time was a disaster! My sauce was to runny and my cheese didn't melt and although Mike was a good sport they tasted really bad! So I waited a few years kept cooking and trying new things and decided to try my hand at them again. They came out much better and dare I say close to my Moms cause nothing is better than hers! =) So I tried some variations, made some veggies ones and Breakfast Crepes. The trick to making a good crepe is to have a very HOT pan with a little oil and the trick is to not give up after the first one because the first one always turns out bad (at least in my experience). There is really no wrong way to stuff a crepe, be creative! This is my challenge to you this week, be brave, make a crepe and be creative! I will list two different crepes batter recipes one is my moms and one came from Mikes family cookbook by Lisa Rosser. I personally use Lisa's because my moms never turned out for me but try them both and see what one works for you.

Crepes

Moms Recipe

3/4 cup flour

2 eggs

1 Tablespoon olive oil

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/4 cup evaporated milk

Put everything in the blender and blend for 30 seconds. Cover, let stand in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to 1 hour. Use a crepe pan or a small frying pan and put enough oil in to cover the bottom of the pan. Pour about 1/4 cup of batter or less into hot pan. Pickup pan and tilt to all sides so that the batter will cover the whole bottom. Brown on both sides.

Crepes

Lisa's Rosser

This makes about 6 I usually double the recipe
3/4 cup flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

2/3 cup of milk

2 eggs

1/3 cup of water

Blend together in the blender or in a mixing bowl. (I use the blender) Put in the fridge for 30 minutes. Use a non-stick pan and put a small amount of oil in while pan is heating. Very important that pan be very hot. Pour about 1/4 cup of batter, enough to cover the pan. Pickup pan and tilt so that bottom is covered. Brown on both sides.

It should flip right over. It it doesn't pan is not hot enough or there is not enough oil. Don't give up keep trying, it is a little frustrating at first but you will feel a sense of accomplishment when you have succeeded!

Chicken Crepes

Claudia Grange

This is really my favorite thing that you make. Thank you for all the hard of making it for every special occasion that I request. I love you =)

Make crepes using one on the above recipes. (my mom would say use her since this is her recipe =)

Creamed chicken:

2-3 chicken breasts

6 tablespoons of butter

5 table spoons of flour

1/4 teaspoon pepper

2 cups of chicken broth

1 cup of heavy cream

1/4 teaspoon of salt

Colby Cheese, shredded

Boil chicken breast until tender. Save broth. When cooled enough go ahead and shred the chicken. Put the butter, flour, salt, pepper, broth and cream into a saucepan. Cook and stir until thick. Add the shredded chicken to the cream sauce. Lay out a crepe. Pour a good spoonful of the creamed chicken onto the crepe. I always put some shredded Colby cheese on top of the creamed chicken. Roll up the crepe and lay in a backing dish. Spread rest of cream on top and top with cheese. Bake at 350 oven for 35 minutes.

These are Mike's Strawberry Crepes
Makes about 6 crepes

Crepes made from a recipe above

Strawberries

4oz Cream Cheese

Sugar

powdered sugar

cool whip 1/2 tub

Redi Whip

Mash strawberries with a fork until small and juicy. Mix with desired amount of sugar to make sweet. Mix cream cheese and cool whip till smooth. Put cream cheese mixture on crepe, place strawberry mixture on top and fold over. Place Redi Whip on top and garnish with sliced strawberries. Fairly simple but very yummy!

Kid Tested and approved! He even had it in his hair =) Thats how I kow he liked something.