Mixed Berry Crepes With Mascarpone Recipes

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the batter ingredients; cover and process until smooth. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour., Meanwhile, for filling, in a small bowl, combine the cheese, confectioners' sugar, basil and lemon juice. Gently fold in strawberries. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. , For topping, in a small bowl, combine the strawberries, sugar, orange juice, extract and salt. Let stand for 30 minutes. , Melt 1 teaspoon butter in an 8-in. nonstick skillet over medium heat; pour about 1/4 cup batter into the center of skillet. Lift and tilt pan to coat bottom evenly. Cook until top appears dry; turn and cook 15-20 seconds longer. Remove to a wire rack. Repeat with remaining batter, greasing skillet as needed. When cool, stack crepes with waxed paper or paper towels in between., Spoon filling over crepes; roll up. Serve with strawberry topping.

Steps:

• FOR THE BATTER:.
• Blend the flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor or blender.
• Add the milk, water, eggs, butter and vanilla extract, and process until smooth.
• Set aside for 30 minutes.
• FOR THE FRUIT:.
• While batter rests, hull and halve the strawberries.
• Toss with blackberries and raspberries, sugar and Grand Marnier, if using, in a medium bowl; set aside.
• FOR THE FILLING:.
• Whisk the cheeses with the sugar, orange zest and juice, and the vanilla extract.
• TO MAKE THE CREPES:.
• Heat a 6" nonstick skillet or crepe pan over medium heat until a drop of water bounces and sizzles briefly on its surface before evaporating.
• Quickly pour in about 2 tablespoons of crepe batter and swirl it to coat the skillet evenly.
• Cook until the batter sets, about 30 seconds.
• Flip the crepe and cook the other side until just barely golden.
• Repeat with remaining batter, stacking the crepes as they cook.
• FOR THE FILLING:.
• Place 1 tablespoon of the cheese filling on the lower left-hand corner of each crepe.
• Fold crepe in half, then half again to make a triangle with the filling in the tip.
• Repeat with the remaining crepes and filling.
• Stack filled crepes neatly on serving platter.
• *THE CREPES CAN BE PREPARED UP TO THIS POINT A DAY AHEAD, COVERED TIGHTLY WITH PLASTIC WRAP AND REFRIGERATED OVERNIGHT.
• TO SERVE:.
• Preheat an oven to 250ºF.
• Cover crepes with foil and warm in the oven until heated through, about 10 minutes.
• Spoon the macerated berries over the crepes and serve.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• In a large heavy-bottomed saucepan bring 5 cups water and salt to a boil then reduce to a bare simmer. Add polenta in a thin stream, stirring constantly; it will take about 10 minutes to add it all and will be fairly thick. Cook over low heat, 20 minutes, stirring constantly. Add melted butter, 4 tablespoons of the mascarpone, milk and nutmeg. Stir well.
• Pour hot polenta mixture into a very wide, warmed serving bowl. Top decoratively with mascarpone in 8 heaping spoonfuls. Serve immediately. Pass pepper mill and a bowl of extra mascarpone, if desired.

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan combine 1 cup blueberries, sugar and water. Simmer for about 10 minutes. Many berries will begin to burst and syrup should thicken. Add remaining cup of berries and allow them to heat through.
• Spoon warm compote into crepes. Drizzle with maple syrup and dollop with sweetened whipped cream. Garnish with additional blueberries.

Steps:

• Cook frozen berries and maple sauce for sauce in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until fruit has defrosted and mixture is gently boiling, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and mash berries with a potato masher until sauce reaches desired consistency.
• While the sauce is cooking, beat eggs in a bowl with an electric mixer until lemon colored, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in milk. Sift flour, sugar, and salt into the bowl and mix until batter is smooth.
• Grease a skillet with butter and heat over medium heat. Drop several tablespoons batter into the hot skillet and cook until light brown on the bottom, 1 to 2 minutes. Flip and cook another 1 to 2 minutes. Remove to a plate and repeat to cook remaining crepes.
• To serve, fold crepe and place on a plate. Add a big spoonful of berry sauce and top with whipped cream.