Torta Di Crespelli
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 20
- Serves:
-
2-4
ingredients
-
CREPES
- 1⁄2 cup oats
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 pinch of gray salt
- 2 1⁄4 cups flour
- 2 cups milk
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 3 tablespoons orange juice or 3 tablespoons drambuie
- vegetable oil, for coating pan
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FILLING
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons drambuie
- 1⁄2 cup huckleberry preserves
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TO ASSEMBLE
- 1⁄2 cup huckleberry preserves
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
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BANANAS
- 4 medium bananas, peeled and sliced in half lengthwise
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 teaspoons drambuie
directions
- FOR THE CREPES:(Yields about 12).
- Preheat oven to 300°F.
- Spread the oats on baking sheet and place in oven for 10 minutes or until dried and lightly colored.
- Remove and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs, vanilla, sugar, and salt.
- Add the flour.
- Gradually whisk in the milk, water and orange juice or Drambuie until well blended.
- Whisk in 3 tablespoons of the melted butter.
- Strain the batter through a sieve to remove lumps.
- Reserve 1/3 of the batter.
- Add the toasted oats to the remaining batter.
- Heat an 8" ovenproof non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Brush the bottom with some of the remaining melted butter to coat.
- Holding the skillet with one hand, pour 2-3 tablespoons of the crepe batter and quickly rotate the pan to cover the bottom in a thin, even layer.
- Cook until the bottom side of the crepe is golden brown.
- Turn to cook the other side.
- Remove, let cool, and stack between pieces of wax paper.
- At this point the crepes can be sealed in plastic wrap and frozen for several weeks.
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FILLING:
- In a small bowl, mix the ricotta, cinnamon, Drambuie, and egg yolk, until well blended.
- Raise oven temp to 350°F.
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ASSEMBLY:
- Place a cooked crepe in an oven-proof skillet or pie plate.
- Spread a layer of the filling over the crepe, then a layer of huckleberry preserves.
- Repeat to form the torta.
- Top with final crepe and brush with melted butter.
- Place the torta in the oven for 15 minutes.
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Bananas:
- Meanwhile; pour the reserved batter in a shallow bowl, and dredge the bananas slices to coat.
- Brush the melted butter in a large non-stick skillet, over medium-low heat.
- When hot, add the bananas and cook for 2 minutes, or until soft and lightly browned.
- Carefully turn and cook the other side.
- Add 2 teaspoons Drambuie to the bananas.
- Cut the torta into wedges and serve each with 2 slices of bananas.
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