A Craving for Chestnut and Quinoa Crêpes -- Une envie de crêpes aux farines de châtaigne et de quinoa
But it was really worth the wait. The crêpes were in fact delicious. And different. I decided to make good use of two new flours together, taking me away from the traditional farine blanche (white flour) typically used in sweet version of crêpes . Quinoa flour was one, and Chestnut flour was the other. Both are gluten-free, and full of nutrients that most basic all-purpose flours lack -- quinoa flour is high in protein, calcium and iron. Their taste is also definitely stronger and more pronounced. Chestnut flour is sweet and nutty whereas quinoa flour is closer to the more commonly used buckwheat flour. Together they work great with chestnut as a flavorful addition to any sweet crêpe batter. With it, I wanted to make a simple yet creamy and mild filling, and used ricotta cheese to which I added a pinch of sugar. I had fresh red currants and strawberries picked from the market that we needed to use quickly -- we know how short a life fresh berries have. So with all of these ingredients handy, I prepared Chestnut, Quinoa Crêpes with Red Currants and Ricotta Cream for us. Of course, the pictures you see do not come from our spontaneous eating episode that night (and instead of the hour wait for the batter to rest, I cut it to a half hour then). But the following day, I started again, and none of us complained. We liked it even better. You see, we had to proof the recipe, to make sure we still liked it and had not dreamed it.
"Je suis repu !", P. exclaimed after he had swallowed down two crêpes. His face glowed with a large smile. For someone who typically eats his food rather slowly, it always amazes me to see how quickly crêpes disappear when he is around.
I had to smile too. But for another reason.
I am always amused to hear him use this off-the-beaten-path expression, that very same one that my mum enjoyed so much teaching him a few years ago, when he kept asking what this, or that word meant on our visits to my parents'. Not commonly used I must confess -- and why he remembered, I do not know! -- but since he likes to try de la caser (to stick it into a sentence) every time, it makes me smile.
One certain fact: that very evening, when he and I finally dragged ourselves to bed, we both fell asleep like babies, our tummies happy and repus. And, in case you had not guessed and were still wondering, the French adjective repu means to have eaten well/to be content, also known to mean "to be full". But this is one expression that I still cannot use.
Chestnut, Quinoa Crêpes with Red Currants and Ricotta Cream
You need:
Batter for about ten crêpes :- 1/2 cup chestnut flour
- 1/2 cup quinoa flour
- 2 large eggs
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 Tbsp melted butter
- 1 cup fresh ricotta cheese
- 1 Tbsp + 1 tsp cane sugar
- 1 vanilla bean, seeds removed
- 5 1/4 oz red currants
- To make the crêpe batter, place all ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth in texture. Pour in a bowl, cover, and let rest for 1 hour at room temperature.
- Cook your crêpes using a special crêpe pan or a non-stick frying pan, a few min on each side.
- Mix together 3.5 oz red currants and add the sugar and vanilla. Add the ricotta cheese and mix well.
- Place a crêpe on a plate and spread some ricotta cream on it. Add fresh red currants. Fold your crêpe into a square (folded pieces under). Serve with a fresh sweet berry salad, red currant and small juicy strawberries.
- Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar and serve.
Le coin français
Crêpes aux farines de châtaigne et de quinoa, avec groseilles rouges et ricotta sucrée
Ingrédients :
Pâte pour une dizaine de crêpes :- 50 g de farine de châtaigne
- 50 g de farine de quinoa
- 2 gros oeufs
- 1 pincée de sel
- 250 ml de lait
- 60 ml d'eau
- 1 càs de beurre fondu
- 200 g de ricotta fraîche
- 1 càs + 1 càc de sucre de canne blond
- 1 gousse de vanille grattée
- 150 g de groseilles fraîches
- Mélangez tous les ingrédients dans un blender pour obtenir une pâte lisse sans grumeaux. Couvrez et laissez reposer pendant 1 heure à température ambiante.
- Cuisez vos crêpes dans une poêle à crêpe ou une poêle anti-adhésive, quelques minutes de chaque côté.
- Mixez 100 g des groseilles et ajoutez le sucre et la vanille. Ajoutez la ricotta fraîche et mélangez bien.
- Posez une crêpe sur une assiette et étalez de la crème à la ricotta dessus. Ajoutez des groseilles entières. Pliez-la en carré, côtés repliés en-dessous. Servez avec une salade de fruits rouges frais sucrée, groseilles et fraises gariguettes.
- Saupoudrez de sucre glace et servez.
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