Pumpkin mini crepes with cottage cheese and raisins: a delicious alternative to regular crepes

The pumpkin season has begun. This means that a variety of dishes with pumpkin will now appear on the tables. It can be soups, cereals, pies, and even drinks. Every housewife has her favorite recipes for pumpkin dishes.

For example, food blogger Valeriia Velihura shared her favorite dish on Instagram. It turned out to be pumpkin mini-crepes. The chef claims that she has been cooking them for the past 7 years using the same recipe, so it can already be considered perfect.

Ingredients for crepes (14 pcs)

• Eggs – 2 pcs
• Salt – a pinch
• Sugar – 30 gr
• Flour – 60 gr
• Corn starch – 60 g
• Milk – 300 ml
• Pumpkin puree – 125 g
• Butter – 40 ml

Ingredients for the cottage cheese filling

• Cottage cheese – 200 g
• Sugar – 20 g
• Salt – a pinch
• Sour cream – 50 g
• Raisins – 30 g

Ingredients for the apple filling

• Apples – 200 g
• Lemon juice – 1 tsp.
• Cinnamon – 1 tsp.
• Butter – 100 g

• Sugar – 20 g
• Corn starch – 5 g

Ingredients for the syrup

• Orange – 2 pcs
• Sugar – 40 g
• Water – 75 ml

How to make crepes

1. Combine eggs, sugar, salt, flour, and starch (if the mixture is too thick, add a little milk.

2. Add the bulk of the milk, pumpkin puree, oil, and mix until smooth.

3. Fry the crepes on a well-heated frying pan on both sides without oil.

4. Cover the crepes with foil and let them cool.

How to prepare the cottage cheese filling

1. Cut the peeled apples into cubes.

2. Add lemon juice, cinnamon and mix.

3. Heat the oil over medium heat and cook the apples for 10 minutes.

4. Mix the sugar with the starch, add to the apples, and keep stirring until thickened.

5. Remove and let cool completely.

How to prepare the apple filling

1. Cut the peeled apples into cubes. Add lemon juice, cinnamon and mix.

2. Heat the oil over medium heat and cook the apples for 10 minutes.

3. Mix sugar with starch, add to apples, and keep stirring until thickened.

4. Remove and let cool completely.

How to make the syrup

1. Combine the zest and juice of two oranges.

2. Add sugar and water and bring to a boil.

How to form the dish

1. Cut the crepes into 4 pieces, put the filling on each one, and wrap.

2. Put into the mold in one or more layers.

3. Pour hot syrup over the crepes and add a little butter on top.

4. Cover with foil and bake in a preheated 180 degree oven for 20-30 minutes. ⠀