Brown Butter Crepes with Strawberries, Ricotta, and Orange Beurre Blanc Recipe
Pastry chef Emily Luchetti of San Francisco’s Waterbar shared this elegant dessert with us.
For the brown butter crepes:
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup confectioner’s sugar
- Large pinch salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 1/3 cups milk
For the filling:
- 1 1/4 cups ricotta
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- Pinch of salt
- Zest of one orange
For the orange beurre blanc:
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 4 ounces unsalted butter, softened
- Pinch salt
To serve:
- 2 pints strawberries, hulled and diced
For the brown butter crepes: - Make a brown butter with the butter.
- Sift together the flour, confectioner’s sugar and the salt. Whisk together the eggs, egg yolk and the milk. Add to the dry ingredients.
- Whisk in the brown butter.
- In a 6 inch nonstick skillet with 1 ounce of batter for each crepe, make 12 crepes.
For the filling:
- Mix together all the ingredients. Place a tablespoon in the middle of 12 crepes. Fold into quarters.
For the orange beurre blanc:
- Reduce the orange juice and sugar by half. Remove from the heat and whisk in the butter a nugget at a time. Sauce should not break. Add salt. Keep warm in a Bain Marie until ready to serve.
To serve:
- Warm the crepes briefly in the oven. Spoon some orange beurre blanc in the middle of each of 6 plates. Place two crepes on top. Spoon strawberries over the crepes. Serve immediately.
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