Crepes Veuve Joyeuse

Name: Crepes Veuve Joyeuse
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise; 1 tablespoon butter; 8 egg whites; salt; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup milk; ⅓ cup all-purpose flour; 8 to 12 Dessert Crepes; 5 egg yolks; 2 limes

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

America's Best Chefs Cook with Jeremiah Tower

By Jeremiah Tower

Published 2003

About

I am not sure if the widow after whom this dish was named was joyeuse, or merry, because she ate these crepes or just because she was a widow. But I can attest to the fact that they are delicious.

Ingredients

8 to 12 Dessert Crepes
2 limes
5 egg yolks

Americas
United States
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Prepare the crepes as directed. Zest the limes and chop finely. Then juice the fruit and macerate the zest in the juice for 15 minutes.

Put the egg yolks, ⅓ cup of the sugar, and a pinch of salt in a