Jam Filled Crepes

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup whole milk
• 2 tablespoons whole milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
• 1 teaspoon unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup apricot jam (from a 10- to 12-oz jar) or 2/3 cup strawberry jam (from a 10- to 12-oz jar)
• 1 tablespoon brandy
• confectioners' sugar, for dusting (preferably vanilla sugar)

Recipe

• 1 special equipment: a 10-inch nonstick skillet
• 2 blend milk, eggs, flour, granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons butter, and salt in a blender, scraping down side once or twice, until batter is smooth, about 1 minute. let batter stand at room temperature 1 hour (this prevents tough crãªpes). stir together jam and brandy in a small bowl.
• 3 preheat oven to 250â°f.
• 4 add 1/2 teaspoon butter to skillet and brush to coat bottom.
• 5 heat over moderate heat until hot, about 30 seconds, then pour 1/4 cup batter into skillet, tilting to coat bottom evenly. cook until underside is pale golden, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, then jerk skillet to loosen crãªpe and flip crãªpe with a spatula.
• 6 cook until underside is pale golden, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
• 7 transfer crãªpe with spatula to a work surface, turning over so that side cooked first is facedown.
• 8 spread crãªpe all over with 1 tablespoon jam and roll up jelly-roll style.
• 9 transfer to a heatproof platter and keep warm in oven.
• 10 make 7 more crãªpes in same manner, transferring to oven (rolled crãªpes can be arranged side by side or stacked like logs).
• 11 dust generously with vanilla sugar.