Butter and Sugar

Oatmeal Crepes with Strawberries, originally uploaded by jasonrr.

I felt like making something different for breakfast this morning, and I experimented with whole grain crepes. I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to get the oatmeal batter thin enough to have these come out crepe-like but they were great and the right texture. As with anything with oatmeal in it, they burn more easily than regular flour, and you have to watch them carefully. This recipe makes four crepes but it could easily be be doubled.

1 cup plus one tbsp of Quick Cook Oatmeal (not instant)

1/2 cup plain lowfat yogurt

1/2 cup plus one tbsp milk

1 tsp honey

1/4 cup white whole what flour

1 egg

1/8 tsp orange zest

1/2 tsp baking soda

pinch of salt

Combine oat, yogurt, honey and 1/2 cup of milk. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt and orange zest. Add 1 tbsp of milk. The batter should be very thin.

Over a heated and buttered griddle slowly add 1/3 cup of the batter gently spreading it thinly. Cook until golden brown on one side. Flip and gently flatten with a spatula. The second side will cook very quickly.

For the filling:

Quarter fresh strawberries. Squeeze a few tablespoons of fresh orange juice over them and add a few tsp of maple syrup.

I served them with a bit of powdered sugar on top. So good.