Florentine Crepes
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
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For the crepes
- 3⁄4 cup flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- salt
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For the filling
- 11 ounces frozen spinach, defrosted
- 7 ounces fresh ricotta cheese
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated grana padano (parmigiano could be substituted, but it's not the same)
- 1 egg
- 1⁄8 teaspoon nutmeg
- salt
- fresh ground black pepper
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For the bechamel sauce
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups milk
- 4 tablespoons tomato puree
- salt
- fresh ground black pepper
directions
- Make the crêpes: Mix the flour, eggs, and a pinch of salt.
- Slowly pour in the milk and butter, while whisking.
- Let stand for 30 minutes.
- Heat a crêpe pan over medium-high heat.
- Pour 3 tablespoons of batter into the pan and tip to cover the bottom.
- When the top begins to solidify, flip with a heatproof spatula and cook the other side, about 30 seconds.
- Prepare all the batter in this way.
- Make the filling: Defrost the spinach and wring out all excess water.
- Mix well with all of the other ingredients.
- Make the béchamel sauce: Melt the butter in a pan and add the flour a little at a time, whisking constantly.
- Cook for 2 minutes.
- In another pan, heat the milk.
- Add a pinch of salt to the flour and butter and slowly whisk in the boiling hot milk.
- Cook over low heat for about 5 minutes.
- Assemble the crêpes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Place a few spoonfuls of filling onto each crêpe and roll up.
- Place the rolled crêpes into a nonstick baking dish and cover with the béchamel sauce.
- Add the tomato sauce over the top.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Serve hot.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Izzy Knight
United States
I am a proud mother of my twins Darius and Constance; also a grade school teacher. You can understand my need for easy, healthy, fast, and fun recipes! I love to cook with my hubby, who runs an Italian restaurant. But in my kitchen, even he doesn't get to boss me around :)