Frangipane Crêpes

Flipcrêpes Administrator @ Dec 24, 2020

Sweet Crêpes Recipe

Frangipane Filled Crêpes

Despite its association with fancy pastry chefs, Frangipane is actually one of the simplest and most versatile recipes in a chef's toolkit. This delectable ingredient can be used in numerous ways, beyond just tarts, and it pairs particularly well with fall fruits such as pears, as well as stone fruits like cherries and apricots.

Prep: 20 min.

Cook Time : 10 min.

Ingredients: 10

4 persons

Ingredients

Crêpes:

150g Flipcrêpes Original Mix
2 large eggs
1.1/4 Whole Milk (Dairy-free)
1/2 oz of dark rum (optional)

Filling & Topping:

100g powdered almonds
50g icing sugar
100g soft butter
1 beaten egg
1 tbsp rum
1 tsp almond aroma
Butter for greasing
Icing sugar for sprinkling
Apricot coulis (optional)

Crêpes Instructions:

Place 150g crêpe mix in medium-large mixing bowl, and dig a little well in the middle.
crack eggs and place in the little well.
Pour half of the milk in bowl and start wisking
add the remainder of milk, and continue incorporate slowly with wisk until the batter is homogenous.
Let rest for 15-20 minutes
Heat-up a 9"-10"crêpe pan over medium burner.
When pan is hot (no smoke) Add a little butter in center and grease up with paper towel or griddle wiper.
Use a 3oz laddle or 1/3 cup measuring cup and pour batter in pan. Tilt & rotate the pan so the batter covers the whole pan.
When the sides of crêpe is brown, flip in the pan to cook other side for 10-20 seconds.
Remove from pan and put aside in a plate.

Hint: if the batter does not cover the pan easily, the batter may be too thick still. Add a little water/milk to the batter to calibrate and try again.

Frangipane Instructions

Lightly brown the powdered almonds in a very hot pan. Set aside to cool.
In a mixing bowl, combine the cooled powdered almonds and icing sugar.
Add the soft butter and beaten egg to the mixing bowl, and mix until the ingredients are well incorporated.
Flavor the mixture with rum and almond aroma, and mix again.
Spread the Frangipane mixture evenly onto each crêpes, then roll them up tightly.
Place the rolled crêpes in a buttered baking dish, and sprinkle with icing sugar.
Preheat the oven to th. 6/7 (200°C). Bake the crêpes in the oven for 10 minutes until the edges are slightly crispy.
Serve immediately, with apricot coulis if desired.

Enjoy your delicious Almond crêpes with Rum and Icing Sugar!

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