Strawberry Mascarpone Crepes

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup mascarpone cheese
• 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 3 -4 teaspoons minced fresh basil
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 1/2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp milk
• 5 teaspoons butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 teaspoon strawberry extract or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 dash salt
• 4 teaspoons butter, divided

Recipe

• 1 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.
• 2 meanwhile, in a blender, combine the batter ingredients; cover and process until smooth. let stand for 30 minutes.
• 3 for topping, in a small bowl, combine the strawberries, sugar, orange juice, extract and salt. let stand for 30 minutes.
• 4 melt 1 tsp butter in an 8 inch nonstick skillet. pour about 1/4 cup batter into center of skillet; lift and turn pan to cover bottom. cook until lightly browned; turn and brown the other side. remove to a wire rack. repeat with remaining batter, adding remaining butter to skillet as needed. when cool, stack crepes with waxed paper or paper towels in between.
• 5 spoon filling over crepes; roll up. serve with strawberry topping.