Strawberry Crepes

Summer now here in little NZ and berries are starting to ripe under the sun- strawberries abound by the punnet :) and I'm taking advantage of this. This afternoon I was wondering what to make for a snack & I was rummaging in the fridge for something when I saw two containers of strawberries, untouched. Crepes sprung to mind. Who can resist that velvety, melt in your mouth floury goodness, hmm-hmmm...well, not me! Ha, ha- so i thought I'll whip up a batch to cook. YUMMM..very satisfying snack.

INGREDIENTS:

A batch of crepes using a pan with a diameter of 9 inches can make 5-6 crepes, so here's for one batch:
2 cups milk
2 cups all purpose flour
2 eggs
2 tbsp. sugar
a dribble of oil
1 tbsp. vanilla

Berry syrup:
as many berries as you want, i used 2 punnets of strawberries
1/4 cup of sugar
1/4 cup raspberry jam
1-2 cups water
vanilla

HOW TO:

Crepes:
1. This is the easiest part, using a wire whisk- just combine all the ingredients for crepe and mix until free from lumps. That is it basically.

2. Heat non-stick skillet/pan, drizzle a tiny amount of oil. Use a standard ladle as measurement and evenly spread batter onto the skillet- all you have to do is whirl the skillet until pan is covered with the batter.

3. WAIT until you see air pockets forming from under the crepe and the sides starts to pull away, (the crepe has got a lovely golden color where it touched the skillet)  you can then use a spatula to slowly ease out crepe from pan, carefully lift it out and set aside. Do this with every crepe.
*They easily break apart if you're not gentle with using the spatula...

Berry syrup:
1. In a saucepan, combine all the ingredients except for the berries and simmer til bubbly...we want to reduce the sauce at least a quarter ...then add the strawberries.

2. Allow to simmer until slightly thick, don't wait to thicken too much
 or you'll be left with a candy-like consistency. We want it to dribble out nicely from a spoon. Ya' know- syrupy!

You will end up with a lovely, lovely ruby red berry sauce YUMMM....just like this-
Assemble:
*Place a couple of crepes on a plate, drizzle with berry sauce and fold into quarters, drizzle with sauce again. Serve with a bit of clotted cream or even drizzle with melted chocolate. A luxurious snack and perfect too for Christmas breakfast :) Yum, yum. Enjoy mi'cherie'

Strawberries are the angels of the earth, innocent and sweet with green leafy wings reaching heavenward. 
- Terri Guillemets