Saturday, February 20, 2010

Creamy Strawberry Crepes


Ingredients for crepe:

3 Eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup water
3 Tbspn butter, melted
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt

Ingredients for filling:

1 - 8oz package cream cheese, softened
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
1 Tbspn lemon juice
1 tspn lemon zest
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
4 cups sliced strawberries



Directions:
Mix eggs, milk, water, melted butter, flour, and salt in the pitcher of a blender until smooth.  Heat a lightly oiled griddle or non stick pan over medium heat.  Pour batter into skillet, using exactly 2 tbspn of batter per crepe.  Tip & rotate the pan to spread the batter as thin as possible.  Flip over when the edges are brown.  Stack finished crepes on a plate and cover with a damp towel and set aside. 

Blend the cream cheese, powdered sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla until smooth.  Gently fold in the whipped cream. 

To serve, fill each crepe with 1/4 sliced strawberries and 1/3 cup fillling.  Roll up and top with strawberries

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