One of the bright spots to emerge from a prolonged period of staying at home is the fact that people have been honing their culinary skills. As a result, one of the most popular topics online over the past few months has been recipes. Wildberry Lodge would like to share a recipe that has become a favorite of our guests for both breakfast and dessert: Glenda’s Peach Crepes!

Let’s Make Peach Crepes!

INGREDIENTS

Crepes:

• 2 eggs
• 1 ¼ cup milk
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Zest from 1 orange

Peach Vanilla Syrup:

• 1 cup of sugar
• 4 medium peaches
• 3 cups of water
• 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla

DIRECTIONS

Crepes:

1. Blend all ingredients in a mixing bowl (I use my immersion blender in a 4 cup measuring cup to reduce clean-up)
2. Heat non-stick pan to medium/medium high heat
3. Spray warm pan with cooking spray
4. Add 2 oz (I use a small ladle) of batter to pan and swirl the pan to spread the batter evenly over bottom.  (if bubbles form immediately, the pan is too hot – reduce heat)
5. After the batter is set, flip the crepe to slightly brown the top side (30 sec) and remove the crepe to a plate (cover to keep warm)

Repeat steps for additional crepes.

Directions for Peach Vanilla Syrup:

1. Heat 3 cups of water and 1 cup of sugar to simmer
2. Score peaches into ½ inch slices and place into boiling water until skin peels up slightly  – time will vary 2-5 minutes depending on ripeness
3. Remove peaches from hot water and allow to cool.
4. Discard the peel – peel should release from peach flesh easily
5. Reduce temperature to low, so that water is barely simmering
6. Place peeled peaches back into water for 10 minutes (l5 minutes if they are very ripe) to allow further cooking
7. Remove peaches from water and place in bowl until cool enough to handle.  Remove wedges from pit and place in bowl.
8. Reduce peach/sugar water to ½ volume until slightly syrupy
9. Add ½ tsp of vanilla to peach syrup

Plate Dish:

1. Fold crepes into desired shape
2. Place peach wedges on top
3. Drizzle with peach vanilla syrup
4. Top with your favorite greek yogurt for breakfast or ice cream for a dessert dish

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