Kuih Kapit (Love Letter Crepes)
Crispy Kuih Kapit (Love Letter Crepes) are a Lunar New Year, Nyonya specialty in Malaysia. They are molded in molds/irons over braziers.(Makes 42 to 45 pieces of Kuih Kapit)(Serving size is 4 pieces of Kuih Kapit)
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr
- Yield
- 10 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3 large eggs
- ⅔ cup sugar (/ castor sugar (150g))
- 5 oz coconut milk ((150ml))
- ¾ cup rice flour ((100g))
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour ((50g))
- ¼ cup vegetable oil ((for oiling the molds/irons) (60ml))
Instructions
- 1
Place your grill on a comfortable work surface. Prepare a shallow bowl, a butter knife, and a ladle near the grill.
- 2
Tie a piece of kitchen towel with kitchen twine over a pair of chopsticks. Place vegetable oil in a small deep mug or container.
- 3
Also, prepare a folding station with a tin lid or coaster and a large glass jar or tin to store the folded Kuih Kapit.
- 4
Prepare 4 Kuih Kapit molds/irons and turn on your gas grill or fire up your charcoal brazier. Place molds/irons on the grill to allow them to heat up.
- 5
Combine eggs and sugar in a bowl. Beat with a hand held mixer at low speed until sugar dissolves, about 1 to 2 minutes.
- 6
Add coconut milk and beat for 30 seconds. Add rice flour and all-purpose flour and beat until batter is smooth.
- 7
Strain batter into a deep bowl.
- 8
Make sure all molds/irons are properly heated. Remove a heated mold/iron from the grill and open it. Dip the prepared kitchen towel into the mug/container with vegetable oil and brush it on both inner surfaces of the iron/mold**.
- 9
Ladle the batter over the lower surface of the mold/iron. Allow the excess batter to drip back into the bowl. You should hear a sizzle if the mold/irons are sufficiently heated.
- 10
Close the mold/iron and put the latch at the end of the handle into position. Place the mold/iron on the grill. Repeat with the other 3 molds/irons.
- 11
After 1 to 2 minutes (in warm climate) or 2 to 3 minutes (in cold climate), flip the molds/irons and continue grilling for another 1 minute (in warm climate) or 2 minutes (in cold climate). All times are approximate as it depends on your grill and ambient temperature.
- 12
Remove one of the molds/irons from the grill. Using the back of the butter knife, scrape off excess batter around the mold/iron. Unlatch the mold/iron to check the crepe. If the crepe appears uncooked, close the mold/iron and place it back on the grill for 1 to 2 minutes. Keep an eye on it so that the crepe does not burn.
- 13
If the crepe is cooked and has a nice even golden brown color, carefully remove the crepe from the mold/iron by inserting the butter knife between the crepe and mold/iron to release the crepe at the folding station.
- 14
Fold the crepe into a half circle and then fold again in half into a triangle very quickly or it will harden.
- 15
Use a tin lid or coaster to press on the lower half section of the folded Kuih Kapit until it sets.
- 16
Store folded Kuih Kapit in the prepared air tight glass jar or tin when cooled.
- 17
Repeat until all batter is used up.