Are They the Really Thin Pancakes?

I love stupid comedies, especially anything the Will Ferrell in it.  So when Jason came home tonight and I said I was making crepes he immediately started quoting from the scene in the movie where Ricky is forced to say he loves crepes or his arm will be broken.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDqXbk_ThH0

I've never made crepes before but I remember eating one years ago in France and it was amazing.  I figured I would give them a try tonight since I could make them work for both dinner and dessert.  I started with a crepe recipe from Rachael Ray but I cut it in half so as to avoid having too many leftovers.

1/2 cup flour
3 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups milk
1/8 cup brandy (you can add more milk if you don't want the brandy)
Mix this all up in a blender and let sit for at least 25 minutes before cooking the crepes.

Well the batter was relaxing I poached a couple of chicken breasts.  I used some chili lime ones from Festival as that's what I had on hand but any flavor would work.  When they were cooked through I took them off the heat and shredded them.

Once this was done I started on the cheese sauce. 

3 Tbs butter

3 Tbs flour

2 cups milk

lots of cheese (about 2 cups)

1 Tbs of smoked paprika

I melted the butter in a sauce pan and whisked in the flour.  Let this cook for a minute or two to get rid of the flour taste.  Whisk in the milk and cook over medium high heat until the mixture thickens.  Add the cheese and paprika and continue whisking until it's all incorporated.  Keep warm over very low heat while you make the crepes.

For the crepes I spread a little melted butter in a frying pan on medium heat and added about 1/3 cup of batter to the pan.  Very quickly tilt the pan so the batter evenly covers the bottom and let cook for about a minute, until it's very lightly browned.  Using a spatula flip the crepe so it can cook on the other side. 

Stack the crepes on a plate and cover with a towel to keep them warm.  Continue until all the crepe batter is gone.

Once the crepes are all cooked it was time to fill them.  I put one crepe back into the pan, now on low heat, and added a little cheese sauce on one half.  I topped that with some chicken and additional shredded cheese and folded the other half on top.  I let that cook for a minute and flipped it so the cheese melted on both sides.

When the cheese was melted I flipped it out of the pan and added some additional cheese sauce on top.  And there you have it; yummy cheesy crepesidillas.  We were both too full from dinner to make any dessert crepes.  Maybe I'll save that for a different day.