Recettino

Mushroom and Gruyère Crêpes (Crêpes Forestières)

Thin French crêpes filled with a creamy wild mushroom and Gruyère duxelles — elegant enough for a dinner party, easy enough for a weekend lunch.

4 people · prep 20 min · cook 30 min · Total 50 min

Ingredients

  • 130 gplain flour
  • 2 pieceeggs
  • 300 mlwhole milk
  • 30 gunsalted butter (melted, plus extra for the pan)
  • 500 gmixed wild mushrooms (cleaned, finely chopped)
  • 3 pieceshallots (finely chopped)
  • 2 clovegarlic clove (minced)
  • 60 mldry sherry or white wine
  • 120 gcrème fraîche
  • 120 gGruyère (grated)
  • 1 tspfresh thyme leaves
  • salt and black pepper (to taste)

Method

  1. 1.Blend flour, eggs, milk, melted butter, and a pinch of salt until smooth. Rest the batter for at least 30 minutes in the fridge.
  2. 2.Cook shallots in butter over medium heat until soft, 3 minutes. Add garlic and mushrooms; cook over high heat 8 minutes until all moisture evaporates and mushrooms are golden. Deglaze with sherry, then stir in crème fraîche and thyme. Season well.
  3. 3.Cook 8 thin crêpes in a lightly buttered crêpe pan or non-stick skillet, about 1 minute per side each.
  4. 4.Fill each crêpe with mushroom mixture, fold into quarters, arrange in a buttered baking dish, scatter with Gruyère, and grill 3–4 minutes until cheese bubbles.