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)

Author : Linda Ooi

Course : Cookies

Cuisine : Malaysian

Keyword : kuih kapit, love letter crepes

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 20

Servings: 10

Calories: 192kcal

Equipment

4 Kuih Kapit molds/irons

Ingredients

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

Place your grill on a comfortable work surface. Prepare a shallow bowl, a butter knife, and a ladle near the grill.
Tie a piece of kitchen towel with kitchen twine over a pair of chopsticks. Place vegetable oil in a small deep mug or container.
Also, prepare a folding station with a tin lid or coaster and a large glass jar or tin to store the folded Kuih Kapit.
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.
Combine eggs and sugar in a bowl. Beat with a hand held mixer at low speed until sugar dissolves, about 1 to 2 minutes.
Add coconut milk and beat for 30 seconds. Add rice flour and all-purpose flour and beat until batter is smooth.
Strain batter into a deep bowl.
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**.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Fold the crepe into a half circle and then fold again in half into a triangle very quickly or it will harden.
Use a tin lid or coaster to press on the lower half section of the folded Kuih Kapit until it sets.
Store folded Kuih Kapit in the prepared air tight glass jar or tin when cooled.
Repeat until all batter is used up.