Italian Strawberry Dessert Crêpes

Recipe Categories : | Crêpes | Desserts | Strawberries | MAIN INDEX |

Serves : 6-8

Ingredients :

• 2 tbsp butter
• 1½ cups sifted flour
• 2 eggs plus 2 extra egg yolks
• 2 cups milk
• 1 tbsp granulated sugar
• pinch of salt
• ¾ lb ricotta cheese
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 1 tspn vanilla extract
• 1 pt fresh strawberries, hulled and crushed
• confectioner' sugar

Preparation and Cooking Instructions :

1. Melt butter in top of a double boiler over hot, not boiling water.
2. In a bowl, prepare the batter by mixing the flour, eggs, and egg yolks, milk, granulated sugar, and salt. Blend well.
3. Heat a 6" skillet or crêpe pan and brush it with melted butter. Pour in about 3 tbsp of the batter and tilt the pan to spread batter over entire bottom. Cook on both sides. Stack crêpes as they are cooked. Cover them with wax paper until they are to be filled.
4. To make filling : Cream the ricotta with the granulated sugar and vanilla. Add strawberries and mix gently. Spoon some of the mixture down the center of each crêpe and roll up.
5. Sprinkle the rolled crepes with confectioner's sugar.