The William Tell Crepe
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons salted butter, melted
- 4 tablespoons salted butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 6 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 vanilla bean
- 8 tablespoons salted butter
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Special equipment: an electric crepe plate or a crepe pan
- For the crepe batter: In stand mixer, mix the eggs, milk, salt and 1 cup water until frothy.
- Add the flour; mix until thoroughly incorporated and free of lumps.
- Scrape the sides of the bowl and then add the melted butter; mix for 30 seconds.
- Let stand for 12 hours or overnight to allow the gluten to relax.
- For the apple filling: Heat a pot over medium heat.
- Add the butter and sugar.
- Once the butter has melted, add the sliced apples and cook until soft, 7 to 9 minutes.
- Stir in the cinnamon, vanilla and lemon juice.
- Set aside to cool.
- For the caramel sauce: Heat a small saute pan over medium-high heat.
- Add the sugar and the vanilla bean; cook, stirring continuously, until the sugar liquefies and turns reddish brown.
- Add the butter, stirring until fully incorporated, 2 minutes.
- Slowly drizzle in the cream; boil for 1 minute.
- Remove from the heat and add the salt.
- Set aside to cool before usingthe sauce will thicken upon cooling.
- Assembly: Preheat a crepe plate to 200 degrees F or heat a crepe pan over low heat.
- Spin 1/2 cup of the batter on the crepe plate.
- Cook for 1 minute.
- Flip, and add 3/4 cup of the apple filling to the crepe.
- Cook for 2 minutes, then fold the crepe over into a half moon.
- Cook for another 2 minutes and then fold into thirds.
- Drizzle some caramel sauce over the crepe and serve.
- Repeat with the remaining batter.
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/the-william-tell-crepe.html (may not work)