Buckwheat Crepes With Roasted Apricots
- 3 large eggs
- 240 grams (1 cup) low-fat milk (2 percent)
- 80 grams (1/3 cup) water
- 1 tablespoon sugar (optional)
- 80 grams (2/3 cup) buckwheat flour
- 40 grams (1/2 cup) unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons melted butter, canola oil or grapeseed oil
- 6 to 8 apricots, cut in half, pits removed (1 1/2 to 2 apricots per person, depending on the size)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 drop almond extract
- 2 tablespoons chopped lightly toasted pistachios, plus additional for garnish
- 4 buckwheat crepes (above)
- Honey-sweetened plain yogurt or vanilla ice cream for serving (optional)
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, water and sugar.
- Sift together the buckwheat and all-purpose flour and the salt and whisk into the liquid mixture.
- Add the melted butter or oil and whisk together.
- Insert a hand blender and blend for 1 minute.
- If you dont have a hand blender, blend the mixture in a regular blender for 1 minute and pour back into the bowl.
- Cover and let sit for 1 hour.
- Place a seasoned or nonstick 7- or 8-inch crepe pan over medium heat.
- Brush with butter or oil and when the pan is hot, remove from the heat and ladle in about 1/4 cup batter if using an 8-inch pan, 3 tablespoons for a 7-inch pan.
- Tilt or swirl the pan to distribute the batter evenly and return to the heat.
- Cook for about 1 minute, until you can easily loosen the edges with a spatula and the crepe is nicely browned.
- Turn and cook on the other side for 30 seconds.
- Turn onto a plate.
- Continue until all of the batter is used up.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Place the apricots in a baking dish large enough to accommodate them in a single layer, but not too large.
- Place the butter, honey and almond extract in a small saucepan or in a ramekin and heat until the butter melts, either on the stove or at 50 percent power for 25 seconds in the microwave.
- Pour over the apricots and toss together.
- Turn the apricots cut side down.
- Place in the oven and roast for 10 to 15 minutes, until the apricots are soft.
- Remove from the oven.
- Heat the crepes.
- Place 3 large or 4 small apricot halves on each crepe.
- Spoon a little of the juice in the pan over the apricots, but leave enough to spoon over the crepes.
- Sprinkle on some pistachios.
- Either roll up the crepe or simply fold over the apricots.
- Spoon juice from the pan over the crepe, garnish with more pistachios and serve.
- If you wish, serve these with a little honey-sweetened yogurt or vanilla ice cream.
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Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1014857 (may not work)