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Bar Buca's Nonna Amalia's Crespelle

20 mins Prep Time

20 mins Cook Time

Ingredients

Crespelle

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1 1/2 cups semolina flour

  • 2 cups water

  • 3/4 cup milk

  • 1/4 tsp dry yeast

  • 1 tsp baking powder

  • 2 tsp castor sugar

Cannoli Cream

  • 2 cups ricotta

  • 6 tbsp sugar

  • 1 tsp honey

  • Vanilla extract, a splash

  • 1 whole orange, zested

Directions

Crespelle

5 Steps

  • Step 1

    Combine dry ingredients in a bowl.

  • Step 2

    Whisk in wet ingredients.

  • Step 3

    Refrigerate for 24 hours.

  • Step 4

    Remove from refrigerator 1 hour before use.

  • Step 5

    Fry in small batches in olive oil.

Cannoli Cream

3 Steps

  • Step 1

    Using a food processor, mix sugar and orange zest.

  • Step 2

    Add ricotta, honey, vanilla.

  • Step 3

    Mix until smooth.

Assembly

2 Steps

  • Step 1

    Starting with the cannoli cream, layer the pancakes one on top of the other (alternating with cream in between).

  • Step 2

    Douse in blueberry compote, grappa-spiked maple syrup and sprinkle with icing sugar.

Ingredients

Crespelle

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1 1/2 cups semolina flour

  • 2 cups water

  • 3/4 cup milk

  • 1/4 tsp dry yeast

  • 1 tsp baking powder

  • 2 tsp castor sugar

Cannoli Cream

  • 2 cups ricotta

  • 6 tbsp sugar

  • 1 tsp honey

  • Vanilla extract, a splash

  • 1 whole orange, zested

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