Blue cheese, raisin and walnut crepes

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ cup Water
½ cup Dry white wine
2 tablespoons Sugar
½ teaspoon Grated lemon zest
⅛ teaspoon Each ground cinnamon and cloves
⅔ cup Golden raisins
⅔ cup Sweet port
Large pinch freshly ground black pepper
¼ cup Dry red wine
2 teaspoons Cornstarch
4 ounces Creamy blue cheese such as Blue Castello, Campazola, etc. cut in eight slices
½ cup Toasted walnuts
Powdered sugar and mint sprigs

Directions

GARNISH

In a saucepan combine the water, wine, 1 tablespoon sugar, zest, cinnamon and cloves and bring to a boil. Add the raisins and let them steep off the heat for 15 minutes or so or until they are very plump. While raisins are steeping, combine the port, remaining 1 tablespoon sugar, pepper, red wine and cornstarch and stir until cornstarch is dissolved. Pour into a small non-reactive saucepan and whisk over moderately heat until sauce thickens, about 3 minutes. To serve: Divide cheese,walnuts and a tablespoon or two of raisins with syrup in the center of each crepe. Fold crepes to enclose filling and spoon a tablespoon or 2 of warm port sauce around (save any extra port sauce for another use). Garnish with a dusting of powdered sugar and mint sprigs.

Yield: 8 crepe

Recipe By :COOKING RIGHT SHOW CR#9668 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #300 Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 08:01:04 -0500 From: Meg Antczak <meginny@...>

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