Crepes a la Normande

Aka French Pancakes 'Normandy"(apples) style

Crepe Batter

Yield : 6 serves

Quantity Ingredients

80g Baker's Flour
100ml Milk
80ml Cream
3 each Eggs
20g Melted Butter
5ml Calvados
Pinch Salt
Pinch Sugar to taste
Pinch Grated lemon zest

-Method-

1. Sift the flour.
2. Mix all the wet ingredients together.
3. Combine the wet ingredients and flour until smooth
4. Add the melted butter and mix in
5. Add the salt,sugar and strain
6. Add the zest
7. Rest for 30 mins
8. Heat up the pan with moderate/low heat.
9. Cook the crepes by pouring a little batter into a seasoned crepe pan until the bottom of the pan is just coated.
10. Cook the crepe until no raw batter is left on the surface of the crepe.
11. Turn the crepe over to cook until both asides are golden brown.

Filling

Yield: Two Serves

Quantity Ingredients

3 each Golden Delicious apples(apples)-peeled and cut into macedoine
30g Butter
Pinch Vanilla Sugar
10ml Calvados
Apricots glaze(to be brushed on after product)

-Method-

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan
2. Add the apples,sugar and Calvados
3. Place a lid on the saucepan and sweat until tender and fully cooked
4. Remove the lid and dry out until no liquid is left. Do not caramelise the apples
5. Place the warm apple filling inside the warm crepes; roll up or fold over into quarters
6. Brush with apricot glaze and reheat if needed
7. Dust with icing sugar and serve with cinnamon flavoured Creme Chantilly.

*Creme Chantilly - Whipped cream flavoured with vanilla and sweetened with sugar
Chantilly is a district outside Paris that used to supply the city with dairy produce, notably its fresh cream. The local patissiers also used sweetened cream in their pastries and cakes.

*Calvados - Apple brandy - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvados_(spirit) -

*Macedoine - A style of cut. (cube shape) refer to video.