Pancakes (Crepes) Filled With Spinach (Filling Only)
Prep Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 6
About This Recipe
“Great crepes with spinach from French cooking by Eileen Reece.”
Ingredients
8ounces fresh spinach or 8ouncesfrozen spinach
2ouncesbutter
salt
black pepper
grated nutmeg
1ounceflour
1/2 pinthot milk
4ouncesgrated gruyere cheese
Directions
Press the cooked spinach, chop finely and toss over a medium heat for 2 or 3 minutes until dry in 1 oz butter.
Add the seasoning and a pinch of nutmeg.
In a second pan, melt the remaining butter, work in the flour, add milk, and cook until thick, stirring briskly.
Add the spinach and simmer for 5 minutes.
Remove from the heat and beat in two thirds of the cheese, correct the seasoning, put a tablespoon of filling centrally on each pancake, roll up and place in a buttered ovenproof dish.
Cover with remaining sauce, sprinkle with remaining cheese, reheat and brown under a hot grill.
Reviews
“so simple and yet so elegant and delicious thank you for this 5 star dish â Dec 12, 2002.updating my review, we chose this recipe for the crepe cook-along in the french forum yesterday. it is still delicious and is the classic way to make a great crepe filling!”
“Years ago I had spinach crepes @ a little sidestreet restaurant in Seattle, Wa. Tried to dup the recipe but it never was just right. This comes close to what I remember. Most delicious, it will be put in my favorites. Thank you for sharing”