Cornmeal Crepes Recipes

CORNMEAL CREPES

Steps:

• Sift flour, polenta, salt amd sugar in bowl.
• Add eggs, milk and butter.
• Whisk until smooth. (Or use a blender).
• Leave the batter to stand for 1 hour.
• Heat extra butter in crepe pan.
• Cook batter 1-2 minutes.
• Makes 16 crepes.

TEX-MEX CORNMEAL CREPES

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor, mince the chilies and cilantro.
• Add the remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.
• Let the batter rest at room temperature for 30 minutes to one hour.
• Heat a well-seasoned crepe pan or small skillet over medium heat.
• Coat with a vegetable spray, and when pan is hot, add about 1/4 cup of crepe batter.
• Tilt the pan, rotating so the batter is evenly distributed.
• Cook until the crepe appears dry, then turn and cook on the opposite side. Remove crepe.
• Spray the pan again and repeat until all the batter has been used.
• Store crepes between sheets of wax paper or plastic wrap until ready to use.
• Crepes may be prepared a day in advance. The freeze well for about 3 months.

CORNMEAL CREPES WITH FIGS AND PEARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread pistachios on a small rimmed baking sheet; toast, tossing occasionally, until fragrant, 6-8 minutes. Let cool, then coarsely chop; set aside.
• Meanwhile, whisk egg, milk, flour, cornmeal, sugar, vanilla, salt, and 1/4 cup cream in a medium bowl until smooth.
• Heat a 10" nonstick skillet over medium heat. Lightly coat skillet with butter and add 3 tablespoons batter, swirling to cover the bottom of skillet. Cook, undisturbed, until edges turn golden and center begins to puff, about 2 minutes. Using a heatproof rubber spatula, loosen edges and then, using your fingers, flip crepe and cook until bottom is dry and set, about 30 seconds longer. Transfer to a plate. Repeat with remaining batter, coating skillet with butter between crepes.
• Beat remaining 1 cup cream to soft peaks. Serve crepes folded, topped with whipped cream, pears, figs, and pistachios and drizzled with honey.

CORNMEAL CREPES WITH RICOTTA AND HAM

Steps:

• Make crêpes:
• Blend flour, cornmeal, cumin, salt, milk, eggs, and 2 tablespoons butter in a blender until smooth. Let batter stand at room temperature 30 minutes.
• Lightly brush a 10-inch nonstick skillet with butter and heat over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Stir batter, then, holding skillet off heat, pour in 1/3 cup batter, immediately tilting and rotating skillet to coat bottom. (If batter sets before skillet is coated, reduce heat slightly for next crêpe.) Return skillet to heat and cook until just set and pale golden around edges, 10 to 15 seconds. Loosen edge of crêpe with a heatproof silicone spatula, then flip crêpe over carefully with your fingertips. Cook until underside is set, about 20 seconds more, and transfer crêpe to a plate. Make 11 more crêpes in same manner, brushing skillet lightly with butter for each and stacking crêpes on plate as cooked.
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly butter a 13- by 9-inch (or 15- by 10-inch) shallow baking dish.
• Stir together ricotta, ham, egg, salt, and pepper. Put 1 crêpe, paler side up, on a work surface and spread 1 teaspoon pepper jelly in a horizontal line just below center of crêpe (toward end nearest you), leaving a 1-inch border on each side. Spoon 1/3 cup ricotta filling over jelly and fold in sides of crêpe over filling, then, beginning at bottom, roll up to enclose filling. Arrange crêpe, seam side down, in baking dish. Assemble 11 more crêpes in same manner, arranging them in 1 layer in baking dish.
• Bake, covered with foil, until filling is hot, about 30 minutes.
• Make topping just before serving:
• Melt butter in 10-inch skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides, then cook white and pale green scallions, stirring, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add corn, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring, until crisp-tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Add scallion greens and cook, stirring, until softened, about 1 minute. Spoon topping over crêpes.