I am a complete sucker for any recipe that does something out of the ordinary with eggs…provided that it stays within my weekday “must be able to be made in 30 minutes or under rule.” I love and adore eggs (which works out so conveniently with my love and adoration of bacon), but there’s only so many poached/fried/scrambled eggs a girl can eat, and variety is the spice of life, and all that.
So when I happened on this recipe for crepes that are baked with ham and an egg inside, I moved straight to the top of the recipe pile. I have to admit, I was a teeny bit intimidated by the whole making of the crepe part, but as I was getting ready the Southern husband commented that it was probably like pancakes…the first one would be a bust, and then I would get the hang of it and it would all go just fine.
I snippily reminded him who the food blogger/expert chef was in the house, and he smartly retreated to the other end of the house. Then I started making the crepes. The first one was a complete bust, and then I got the hang of it. At which point I went to the other end of the house and said he kind of maybe had sort of been right, and kissed the top of his Southern head.
Anyway.
Once you are finished making the crepes and are incredibly proud of yourself for actually MAKING crepes, you lay them on a baking sheet, and line each one with a thin slice or two of ham. Then crack an egg into the center and fold up the sides of the crepe so you have a little square package with the egg yolk peeking out. The egg white will act as a kind of glue so the sides pretty much stay put. Sprinkle some coarse salt and pepper on each one and pop them in the oven for about 10-12 minutes – you want the white to be set but the yolk to still be a little runny. When they are done, sprinkle with a little parsley and you have a scrumptious, handsome little egg dish. I made two per person and that was perfect. And the happy recipient of that first crepe – the one that was a bust?
And they all lived happily ever after.
Ham and Egg Crepe Squares, from Everyday Food
Ingredients Directions
wowzah, those look ahmazing. i should make this next time i do brunch. might have to scramble that egg tho! xoxo jcd
I always forget how much I love eggs until I see a recipe like this and think. Man. I really love eggs.
I am not the best at making pancakes so I know that these crepes would be a slight disaster. But I think it would be a fun experiment for a weekend morning. When I have time to make multiple batches when the first five don't work out!
I've never made crepes before…but I'm gonna try! This looks so delicious!
Amazing! I never would have thought of that and I totally agree with you on two points:
1. Eggs are amazing and it's so great to find a new way to enjoy them. Like this one. I'll be making this tomorrow!
2. Making crepes is exciting. I know when I made crepes for the first time I said to my boyfriend, "look I'm making crepes!!!" about ten times. And they're not too hard to make, they're surprisingly resilient.
Well thanks for sharing this wonderful idea, your crepes look gorgeous and I can't wait to try it!
Looks great! And fun! Looks like I need to learn the art of crepe making!
Such cute little packages! I love the originality and creativity!
Ha! Ha! Ha! I wanna wait next to your floor…with the dog! ^_^ He's eating pretty good!
I'm a vegetarian, so how do you think this would work out using something like spinach instead of ham? Would frozen spinach get too soggy? (I always have lots of that hiding in the freezer)
Perfection in a recipe, my favourite ingredients in the most appetising package, yum yum!
This looks so yummy! I think I may have to try this out!
@Jennifer: I think if you pressed as much water as possible out of the spinach it would be fine. (I may have to try that variation myself!)
These look great! The puppy looks very happy too
Wow these look great! I love eggs, I love crepes – the perfect combo! I'll have to try this sometime soon, thanks for sharing the recipe! PS Your dog is adorable!
Yum. I love savory crepes!
I made these this morning. First of all – I made crepes! I've never done that before. Second of all – these are SO GOOD! And fun. YAY!
This looks great! I've been longing to have friends over for brunch and this could definitely be on the menu!
Such a great little package! And yes, our dog gets my failures in the kitchen as well…I don't think she's complaining though!
This is brilliant. I want to make these this weekend… and I'm not even a huge egg eater! I love that they are folded into little square boats. So cute!
absolutely gorgeous! Precious doggie too
I will definitely have to convert this to gluten-free!
yum, yum, yum
These look really tasty and I love the presentation.
Thanks everyone! Now that I have gotten over my fear of crepes, I think I might be heading towards peanut butter and jelly crepe roll-ups. Just warning you now.
I love Brinner! These look delicious!
I just made this for breakfast with a couple of modifications: gluten free crepes, locally made turkey bacon, green onions, and spinach. I didn't manage to get mine to fold so you could see the egg inside, but they were delicious anyways! And my 1.5 year old loved them too!
These were such fun to make, and my family loved them!
Gorgeous – I'm salivating! I'm including these in our roundup of brunch bites on Thursday. Thanks for sharing the recipe!!
Thank you so much for ALL your delightful posts!
I always read them, and I always enjoy them!!
Steven
I made these today, as a test run, and will be serving them again tomorrow for guests spending the night. Really elegant presentation and actually pretty reasonable in terms of calories. Paired with a chunky fresh fruit salad – I'm good to go. Thanks!
What a deliciously easy recipe to make. Those eggs, smiling at me and ready to dig in. Don't look, I'm drooling. Thank you for the post.
Every Christmas morning I make crepes with jams of choices my kids picked with powdered sugar (same ole' recipe – haha!). This coming Christmas, I'm definitely going to make this recipe! I know my kids will lurve it! Thanks!
I. LOVE. THAT. DOG.
This was easy and a huge hit this morning! Thank you — your blog is so wonderful!!
The egg batter did not come out as desired. But since I was cooking for a man who loves eggs as his favorite food, I told him if you mess up, they're still eggs! Eggs are eggs, can't mess them up TOO badly.
Adorable! Do you think you could do this with whole wheat pastry flour instead of regular flour?
Hmmm. i would think so, but I've never tried it with whole wheat flour so I can't say 100%. But if you try it and it works, will you come back and let us know? Thanks!
Update: I made this with whole wheat pastry flour and unsweetened almond milk, sans ham. It was fantastic! Even my non-health nut bf loved it.
Hurray!! Always great to have a healthy alternative – thanks for the update!
Great recipe! I did have a hard time getting the crepe to stay folded during the bake time, but it still tasted great and the crepe batter was perfect. Thanks for posting!
How about adding some shredded Gruyere on top just for another twist. Yummm. Love the recipe and did it for dinner night before last. Have to agree on loving eggs. Soooo versatile and adaptable.
Well, shredded cheese on top of anything is always fabulous – great variation suggestion!