Crespelle with Spinach
- 4 large eggs
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons cold water
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons soft butter, or as needed
- 1 1/2 pounds tender spinach leaves, rinsed well, tough stems removed
- 5 tablespoons butter, plus more for the baking dish
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups Tomato Sauce (page 385) or Marinara Sauce (page 384)
- 1 1/4 cups freshly grated pecorino (or half pecorino and half Grana Padano or Parmigiano-Reggiano, for a milder flavor), or more as needed
- An electric mixer fitted with whisk attachment, or a sturdy wire whisk; a 9-inch crepe pan or a 10-inch nonstick skillet (with a 9-inch bottom); a heavy-bottomed skillet or saute pan, 12-inch diameter or larger; a large baking dish or shallow casserole, 10 by 15 inches, or similar size
- To make the scrippelle batter with an electric mixer: Put the eggs and salt in the mixer bowl, and whisk on medium speed until foamy.
- Lower the speed, mix in the water, then stop and sift the flour on top.
- Whisk on low just until smooth.
- Follow the same mixing procedure if using a hand whisk.
- You should have about 3 cups of batter.
- Brush the crepe pan with a thin coating of butter.
- Set over medium heat until hot but not smoking.
- Ladle about 1/4 cup of batter into the pan, then quickly tilt and swirl the pan so the batter coats the bottom.
- Let cook about 30 seconds to 1 minute, until the bottom is lightly browned all over.
- Flip with a spatula, and cook another 30 seconds or so, until that side is lightly browned.
- Flip the crespella onto a dinner plate.
- Cook all the crespelle in the same waya dozen or so totalstacking them on the plate when finished.
- Brush the pan with butter if it becomes dry or the scrippelle are sticking.
- If you wont be using the scrippelle right away, wrap them in plastic wrap when cool, so they dont dry out.
- Refrigerate, well wrapped, to use the next day (or freeze).
- To make the spinach filling: Bring a large pot of salted water to boil.
- Add all the spinach at once, stir, and cover the pot.
- Blanch until tender, about 4 or 5 minutes, then drain in a colander.
- Let the spinach cool, firmly squeeze all the moisture from the leaves, and chop them coarsely.
- (This step can be done ahead of time: cool and refrigerate chopped spinach for use the next day.)
- When you are ready to fill and bake the scrippelle, heat the oven to 425 and arrange a rack in the center.
- Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in the large skillet over medium heat.
- Scatter the spinach in the pan, and season with 1 teaspoon salt.
- Cook, stirring, for a minute or so, just enough to heat the spinach through.
- Heat the tomato sauce in a small pot until bubbling, then turn off the heat and whisk in 2 tablespoons of butter until incorporated.
- Spread another 2 tablespoons of butter, or as needed, in the baking dish, coating the bottom and sides well.
- To fill each scrippella: Lay it flat, scatter about a tablespoon of chopped spinach in the center, and sprinkle 1/2 tablespoon or so grated cheese on top.
- Fold the scrippella in half and then into quarter-rounds.
- Repeat until all the scrippelle are filled and folded.
- Spread 1/2 cup of the tomato sauce in the bottom of the buttered baking dish.
- Arrange the filled and folded scrippelle in the dish in overlapping rows, with the pointed ends covered and the pretty fanlike edges visible.
- Spoon the remaining sauce on top of the scrippelle, in streaks down the center of the rowsdont try to cover them completely.
- Sprinkle the remaining grated cheese (or a bit more if needed) lightly all over the top.
- Cover the pan with aluminum foil, making sure the foil doesnt touch the cheese.
- Bake for about 15 minutes, remove the foil, and bake until the sauce is bubbling and the gratinato topping is golden and crispy, about 10 minutes more.
- Serve very hot, right from the dish.
eggs, kosher salt, cold water, flour, butter, butter, kosher salt, tomato sauce, freshly grated pecorino, whisk attachment
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/crespelle-with-spinach-372334 (may not work)