recipe
yields
8 servings
1 scant cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon sugar (if making savory crêpes omit sugar and substitute a bit of freshly ground pepper)
¼ teaspoon salt
3 eggs
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons butter melted
1 pound ricotta (freshly made or store-bought)
¼ cup local honey
Champagne Rote Gruetze (recipe follows)
Pomegranate seeds or fresh raspberries for garnish
2 pounds (about 6 cups) assorted red fruit stemmed (strawberries raspberries cherries, etc.) divided
1¼ cups sugar,¼ cup Champagne
¼ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons cornstarch
Crêpes
Champagne Rote Grutze
steps
Crêpes
- Sift flour with sugar and salt.
- Whisk eggs with milk. Gradually add flour mixture to milk mixture until combined. Slowly add in melted butter until just combined.
- Pass through a sieve and store in a squirt bottle with large opening.
- Heat a nonstick pan over medium heat. Squirt thin layer of batter onto pan, about ¼ cup per crêpe, tilting pan to cover evenly. When edges brown a bit, about 2 minutes, flip. Let brown slightly on other side and remove from heat. Store on sheet pan with layers of parchment between each crêpe.
- Make filling by mixing ricotta with honey. Place about 2 tablespoons ricotta mixture in middle of each crêpe. Fold over into desired shape and top with Champagne Rote Grutze. Garnish with additional fruit.
Champagne Rote Grutze
- Bring 3 cups of fruit, sugar, Champagne, and salt to a boil in medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat and simmer until berries are soft, about 1 minute.
- Purée in blender and return purée to pan. Bring to a boil, skimming if needed.
- Mix cornstarch with ¼ cup water until all is dissolved. Whisk cornstarch into fruit. Cook over high heat, stirring occasionally until boiling in center, about 5 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before spooning over crêpes.
Date Published: 04.20.15
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- from Chef Alex Gates of Hotel Saint Cecilia, Austin, TX