Crepes Cajeta
- 1 (14ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup milk
- 1 large egg
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- Pinch ground cloves
- Pinch ground cinnamon
- 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans, toasted (see Note)
- 2 tablespoons confectioners sugar
- 1 pint fresh raspberries
- To make the cajeta: place the unopened can of milk in a heavy saucepan and cover completely with water.
- Over very low heat, cook at a bare quiver for 3 hours, adding more water as necessary as it evaporates.
- With an oven glove, turn the can over and cook for 2 1/2 hours more.
- Cool to room temperature and refrigerate overnight.
- In a blender, combine the milk, eggs, sugar, flour, butter, salt, vanilla, cloves, and cinnamon and blend until completely smooth.
- Let the batter sit in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
- Heat a small nonstick skillet and pour in about 2 tablespoons of the crepe batter, swirling the pan immediately to make sure the batter covers the pan evenly.
- Cook until small bubbles form on the surface, then flip to the other side.
- Slide onto a plate and make the remaining crepes in the same way, stacking them on the plate until you are finished.
- To assemble the crepes: open the can of cooked condensed milk and stir it up from the bottom with a fork, blending to an evenly thick consistency.
- Spread about 1 tablespoon of the "cajeta evenly over the surface of one crepe.
- Scatter some of the toasted pecans over the top and roll up into a tube.
- Repeat with the remaining crepes and reheat in a low oven for a few minutes before serving.
- Serve 4 crepes per person, sprinkled with a little confectioners sugar and scattered with raspberries.
- Note: To toast nuts, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Spread the nuts on a cookie sheet and toast in the oven until golden, about 15 minutes.
- Set aside to cool.
condensed milk, milk, egg, egg yolks, sugar, allpurpose, unsalted butter, salt, vanilla, ground cloves, ground cinnamon, pecans, confectioners sugar, fresh raspberries
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/crepes-cajeta-recipe.html (may not work)