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Italian Spinach Pancakes
Ingredients
1/2 recipe basic French Crepes Crepes Crepes
3/4 lb frozen Spinach Spinach Spinach
Butter Butter Butter
Salt Salt Salt
Freshly ground Black Pepper Capsicum Capsicum
1/2 lb Ricotta Cheese or Cottage Cheese Ricotta Cheese Ricotta Cheese
3 Eggs lightly beaten Egg Egg
Freshly grated Parmesan Cheese Parmesan Cheese Parmesan Cheese
6 tablespoons Double Cream Cream Cream
Freshly grated Nutmeg Nutmeg Nutmeg
1/2 pint well-flavoured, Italian Tomato Sauce Tomato Concentrate Tomato Concentrate
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MethodMake 8 to 12 crepes before making the spinach and cheese filling.
Cook spinach with 2 tablespoons of butter, and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Drain thoroughly, and add Ricotta or cottage cheese, the beaten eggs, 1 to 2 ounces grated Parmesan, cream and nutmeg, to taste.
Spread each pancake generously with spinach and cheese filling. Roll pancakes and put them in a well-buttered rectangular baking dish. Chill until 1 hour before using.
When nearing time to serve, brush each pancake with melted butter and sprinkle with freshly grated Parmesan cheese; bake for 20 minutes in a slow oven (350 degrees F ). Serve with well-flavoured Tomato Sauce.
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Remarks
Appeared on menu: Italian Spinach Pancakes $2.80 (Rolled with fresh spinach, ricotta and parmesan cheese and then baked and served with fresh tomato sauce)
See Robert Carrier's Italian Tomato Sauce and Robert Carrier's Basic French Crepes
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