Best Breakfast Crepes With Candied Tangerines Recipes

EASY CREPES WITH BRANDY

Steps:

• In a blender, combine milk and eggs. Mix on medium-high speed until foamy, about 10 seconds. Turn blender to low speed and remove feed top. With blender going, add sugar and salt. Replace feed top and blend on high speed for a few seconds, then turn blender back to low. In the same manner, add butter, brandy, and vanilla, replacing feed top and blending for several seconds after each addition. Turn blender off. Add flour all at once and blend until just combined.
• Place crepe pan over moderately high heat. With flexible spatula, spread a tiny amount of butter in pan (an alternative method is to brush the pan with melted butter using a pastry brush) and heat until butter just begins to smoke. Pour ¼ to ⅓ cup batter into the center of the pan. As you pour, quickly tilt the pan in all directions to spread a thin layer of batter across the bottom. Pour in just enough batter to cover the pan.
• Cook crepe over moderately high heat until bubbles just begin to form on the exposed surface, about one to two minutes. Lift up the edge to check the cooking process-if the crepe starts to burn before it is cooked through, turn down the heat. If it is not nicely browned after two minutes, turn up the heat.
• When underside of crepe is browned, flip and cook another minute or less, until other side is browned. Remove from pan and keep warm in the oven, loosely covered with foil.
• Grease pan with a very small amount of butter and repeat process. Continue until remaining batter is used, stacking cooked crepes on a plate in the oven. To serve, sprinkle each crepe with sugar or spread with jelly and fold or roll up. Do Ahead: Crepe batter can be made 1 day ahead. Refrigerate, covered, and blend briefly to recombine before cooking.

CANDIED TANGERINE PEEL

Steps:

• Place the tangerine halves in a large saucepan with enough cold water to cover. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until the tangerine rinds are tender, about 30 to 45 minutes. (Begin checking the rinds for tenderness about 20 minutes into the process, you don't want them to become mushy.) You'll know they're done when you can scrape away the pith (the white part) easily. Drain the peels and when cool enough to handle, cut into 1/4-inch strips. In the same sauce pan (now empty), combine 1 1/4 cups water with the sugar. Bring to a boil, add the peels, reduce heat to medium, and cook until the peel is translucent, stirring occasionally. Spread the candied peel onto an oiled cooling rack over a cookie sheet and allow to cool and drain. Spread the remaining sugar in a large shallow bowl, or on a cookie sheet. Add the drained peel to the sugar and toss to coat with the sugar, separating the pieces as you do so. Spread the candied peel on a cookie sheet to dry overnight. Store in an airtight container in the freezer or refrigerator.;

BREAKFAST CREPES WITH CANDIED TANGERINES

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine sugar and 1 cup water and bring to a boil over high heat, stirring to begin dissolving sugar. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, stirring occasionally, until sugar has dissolved completely, 5 minutes. Add tangerines and continue to simmer 8 to 10 minutes, until fruit is translucent and syrup has thickened. Remove from heat, set aside, and let cool.
• In a blender, combine flour, egg, yolk, melted butter, and milk, and blend until smooth. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to overnight.
• Place an 8-inch skillet over medium-high heat, add a knob of butter, and swirl pan to coat bottom evenly. Ladle 1/4 cup of crepe batter into hot pan and swirl pan to coat bottom evenly with batter. Cook until batter is lightly browned on bottom, about 1 minute. Using a small metal spatula, lift edge of crepe and flip it over. Cook other side until golden brown.
• Transfer to a warmed plate and repeat with remaining batter. To serve, fold 2 crepes in half, place them on a plate, and spoon some candied tangerines on top.

MILLE CREPE CAKE WITH GRAPEFRUIT CREAM AND CANDIED ORANGES

Steps:

• For the crepes: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk and vanilla. Whisk the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until fully incorporated.
• Using an immersion blender, mix the batter until silky smooth and very thin, 2 to 3 minutes, to break up all egg proteins and fully blend the flour. (You may also use a regular blender.) Refrigerate the batter for at least 1 hour before use.
• Heat a nonstick crepe pan over medium heat. Add a small bit of butter to grease the pan. Pour 1/4 cup of the batter into the center of the pan. Use a ladle or the back of a large spoon to spread the batter out as thinly as possible, using a circular motion.
• Cook the crepe until air bubbles on the top are formed and starting to pop, and the bottom is light brown, about 1 minute. Flip the crepe with an offset spatula or pancake turner and allow to cook on second side until golden brown, 1 minute. Transfer the crepe to a plate or baking sheet to cool.
• Continue this process with the rest of the batter. It may not be necessary to butter the pan every time, as long as the crepes continue to freely release. You should have about 18 crepes.
• Allow the crepes to completely cool to room temperature.
• For the filling: Bring the grapefruit and lemon juice to a simmer in a medium saucepan. Whisk the eggs, egg yolk and sugar together in a medium bowl. When the grapefruit juice begins to simmer, temper the egg mixture by adding a small amount of hot liquid to the eggs while constantly whisking. Add the warmed egg mixture back to the pot and continue to cook over medium heat, continuously whisking. When the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, transfer to a medium bowl (strain through a fine-mesh strainer if necessary). Finish by whisking in the butter. Cool completely in the refrigerator.
• Add the heavy cream and confectioners' sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and beat until soft peaks form.
• Once the curd has completely cooled, fold about 1/4 of the whipped cream into it, then add all of the curd mixture to the bowl of remaining whipped cream and gently fold it in, taking care not to deflate the whipped cream. This will be your filling for the crepe cake.
• One layer at a time, add a heaping scoop of grapefruit cream and spread out to the edges of the crepe. Top with another crepe and repeat process until the last layer of crepe is placed on top. Spread the remaining grapefruit cream on top and decorate with candied oranges.
• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F and line a baking sheet with a silicone mat. Slice the orange crosswise into very thin slices, about 1/8 inch thick. Bring the sugar and 1 cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the orange slices, lower the heat to medium low and simmer for 15 minutes. Drain the orange slices and spread them out on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 1 hour. Remove the orange slices from the pan and allow to cool and harden on a wire rack.
• To create an ombre pattern of citrus slices, candy 2 slices from each type of citrus:
• Meyer lemon, navel orange, tangerine, Cara Cara orange, ruby grapefruit and blood orange.

CANDIED TANGERINE SLICES

Steps:

• Bring sugar and 1 cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan, stirring, until sugar dissolves. Add tangerines. Simmer until translucent, about 20 minutes. Let cool completely in syrup.

CANDIED TANGERINE PEEL

Steps:

• Remove peel, including a little of pith, from tangerines in (2- by 1-inch) strips with a sharp vegetable peeler (preferably Y-shaped). Cut into thin (1/8-inch) julienne strips.
• Cover strips with cold water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Drain in a sieve, then repeat procedure with more cold water 2 times.
• Bring granulated sugar, water, and zest strips to a boil in a heavy medium saucepan, stirring until sugar has dissolved, then simmer until zest is translucent and syrup has thickened, 45 to 50 minutes.
• Lightly oil a large rack and set over a wax-paper-lined baking sheet. Transfer candied peel to rack with a fork, separating strips. (Discard syrup or reserve for another use.) When peel is cool (but not completely dry), toss with superfine sugar in a bowl to coat. Return to rack until dry to the touch, about 30 minutes.

BREAKFAST CREPES

Steps:

• In a medium-size mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, milk, egg and salt.
• Heat a large frying pan or wok over medium high heat. When the pan is hot add a teaspoon of butter and lightly coat the surface of the pan with the melted butter.
• Pour one quarter cup of the batter into the pan and tilt the pan with a circular motion so that the batter coats the surface in a smooth and even layer.
• After two minutes, lift up an edge of the crepe with a spatula to see if it is browning. When the underside has begun to brown, flip the crepe and cook the other side until it is also brown; about 2 minutes.
• Repeat steps 3 and 4 to cook the remaining crepes. Serve hot.