Vanilla bean crepes with roasted pears and vanilla sugar
Vanilla bean crepes with roasted pears and vanilla sugar
KEY POINTS:
serves 4
30g butter
Pinch of salt
1 1/2 cups milk
150g plain flour
1 tsp ground vanilla
2 eggs
Baking paper
2 pears
20g butter
1 Tbs brandy
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
Vanilla sugar
1. Warm the butter, salt and milk until the butter has melted. Put the flour into a bowl and make a well,add the vanilla.
2. Break the eggs into the bowl and slowly whisk into the flour with the warm milk mixture until incorporated and smooth. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
3. Preheat oven to 180C. Grease a small baking dish. Halve the pears; remove the cores, and then slice. Dot with butter, add the brandy, zest and juice and sprinkle with 2 teaspoons of vanilla sugar. Bake for an hour.
4. Heat a fry pan or crepe pan. Wipe with buttered baking paper. The crepe mix should have the consistency of cream, add a little milk if necessary. Ladle some mix into the pan and swirl to cover. After 1 minute, flip and cook for another minute. Transfer to a plate and keep warm. Repeat the process.
5. Serve the crepes folded with the pears in-between. Sprinkle with more vanilla sugar and serve with whipped cream.
