Ham and Watercress Crepes
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons whole milk
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 4 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 6 oz cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 cup finely chopped shallot
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 15 thin slices cooked ham (preferably Black Forest; 10 ounces)
- 1 1/4 cups packed fresh watercress sprigs
- Blend all crepe ingredients except butter in a blender until smooth.
- Chill batter 30 minutes.
- Brush a 10-inch nonstick skillet with some butter, then heat over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking.
- Holding skillet off heat, pour in 1/4 cup batter, immediately swirling and tilting to create a thin, even layer.
- (If batter sets before skillet is coated, reduce heat slightly.
- Next crepe will be better.)
- Return skillet to heat and cook until just set and pale golden around edges, 10 to 15 seconds.
- Flip crepe carefully and cook until underside is just cooked through and pale golden, about 20 seconds more.
- Transfer crepe to a large plate.
- Make 4 more with remaining batter (5 more if first crepe stuck to skillet), buttering skillet each time and stacking crepes on plate as made.
- Stir together cream cheese, butter, shallot, cumin, and pepper in a small bowl until smooth.
- Put 1 crepe on a work surface and spread with 3 tablespoons cheese filling.
- Fold 3 ham slices in half crosswise and put over lower half of crepe.
- Scatter 1/4 cup watercress over ham.
- Starting at end with ham, tightly roll up crepe, enclosing ham and watercress, to form an 8-inch log.
- Make 4 more logs in same manner.
- Cut each log crosswise into 6 pieces.
milk, flour, eggs, flatleaf, vegetable oil, salt, unsalted butter, cream cheese, unsalted butter, shallot, ground cumin, black pepper, ham, watercress sprigs
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/ham-and-watercress-crepes-105898 (may not work)