My mom used to make the most delightful crepes. Unlike traditional crepes that are served with sweetened cream or fruit compote, they were brilliant green with a creamy, savory filling. When I need something a little different from the everyday meal I throw together these paper thin pancakes.
Spinach Crepes
2 large eggs
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1 cup flour
3 TBS melted butter
¼ tsp salt
1/3 cup spinach puree
For the filling:
8oz cottage cheese, drained
1/4 cup Parmesan
1 egg, beaten
1/3 cup mozzarella
1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 tsp black pepper
Directions: In a blender, combine all of the batter ingredients and pulse for 10 seconds. Place the crepe batter in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Simmer together 1 can undrained diced tomatoes, 1 tsp Italian seasoning, ¼ tsp basil, 1-2 garlic cloves, 2 TBS finely chopped onion until slightly thickened.
Preheat a small nonstick skillet over medium heat. Pour a small amount of batter the pan, rolling batter around the pan to make even and as thin as possible. After about a minute or two, carefully flip. Lay flat to cool.
Mix together filling ingredients. Spoon into cooled crepes. Place into a greased cake pan seam side down. Top with tomatoes. Bake in a preheated oven for 20 minutes at 375 degrees.
Friday, February 20, 2009
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Wait a minute... Where was I when mom was making crepes?
ReplyDeleteLiving on your own :P She started making them when I was in highschool.
ReplyDeleteNo, Adam liked them, too, which surprised everyone. We didn't have them very often, but we had them a few times while he was still at home.
ReplyDeleteHmmm, I was pretty sure she didn't start making them until I was a freshman in highschool. Which means Adam was living on his own. Perhaps he came home for dinner and we had them? Its fuzzy now... Thanks for fuzzy feeling Dad... :)
ReplyDeleteI don't know... I remember spinach calzones, which were delightfully more cheese and less spinach, but not crepes. Maybe I had already moved out!
ReplyDeleteI think you are correct. You enjoyed the calzones. Hmm, maybe I should post those on here.
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