BROOKSVILLE, Fla. — The Lazy Maid Creperie is a taste of France in Hernando County. Chef Stephen Muller offered to show us the making of a Montecristo.

What You Need To Know

  • Lazy Maid Creperie is in Brooksville

  • Chef Stephen Muller offers tips on how to fluff eggs and whip batter for Montecristo

Montecristo Crepe

Crepe batter wet ingredients

  • 2 cups warm milk
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 3 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Dry ingredients

  • 1 -1/2 cups flour
  • 1/4 cup of sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Method

  1. Combine wet ingredients and dry ingredients before mixing them together.
    • Chef Stephen Muller uses very hot pan, whips the batter around in his pan, and the crepe is ready in less than a minute.

Montecristo ingredients

  • 4 ounces sandwich meat of your choice
  • 4 ounces cheese of your choice
  • 2 eggs, scrambled
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • To dress: Grand Marnier razzberry sauce, honey mustard sauce and powdered sugar

Method

  1. Heat up meat and cheese.
  2. Scramble two eggs, adding 2 tablespoons of water for a fluffy egg.
    • Chef spreads the eggs thin across the pan — like the crepe. They cook quickly.
  3. On a still hot crepe, Chef adds the meat and cheese, then the egg.
  4. Drizzle sauces and powdered sugar over the dish, and add a cup or homemade tomato soup.