Author Notes
I learned to do this in Germany...although it's not very German. Use your favourite tomato sauce. There are versions with Béchamel sauce as well. —MarieGlobetrotter
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Ingredients
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120gr
flour
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150 milliliters
milk
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3
small eggs
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400 milliliters
tomato sauce
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500g
spinach
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250g
ricotta
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Salt and pepper
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5-6 tablespoons
olive oil
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1 ball
fresh mozzarella
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50g
parmesan, grana padano
Directions
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For the crepes, mix together flour, milk, eggs and one pinch of salts until dough is smooth. Set aside
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Heat the tomato sauce in a saucepan.
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Slice the onion and garlic finely. Cut the spinach. Heat 3 tbsp of olive oil in a pan, cook the onion and garlic for 2 minutes on medium heat before adding the spinach. Once the spinach is cooked, place in a bowl and stir in the ricotta and 25g of Parmesan. Add some salt and pepper then combine well.
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Heat some of the olive oil in a pan. Make about 6 crepes and use olive oil every time you make a new one. Set on a plate
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Spread some of the ricotta mixture on each crepes and then roll. Spread half of the tomato sauce in an oven-proof dish. Place the 6 crepes on top then pour the rest of the tomato and sprinkle with parmesan. Cut the mozzarella into slices or dices. Spread out on top of the crepes/crespellen.
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Bake on 350F for about 30 minutes then gratin ate for 5 minutes at the end.
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