Subject: RECIPE: Mana's spinach ricotta roll
From: [email-masked] (Kathy Blain)
Date: 8 Jul 88 05:33:56 GMT
Newsgroups: alt.gourmand

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.RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE SPINACH-ROLL-1 V "21 Nov 87" 1988
.RZ "MANA'S SPINACH RICOTTA ROLL" "An Italian vegetable casserole with spinach and cheese"
Mana's spinach ricotta roll is a dish my roommate makes.  She got
the recipe from her Italian mother.  I hope you like it as much
as I do.
.IH "Serves 4"
.IG "12 oz" "cooked spinach" "400 g"
(fresh or frozen)
.IG "2 cups" "ricotta cheese" "500 g"
.IG "1 Tbsp" "fresh parsley," "5 g"
chopped
.IG "3" "egg whites"
.IG "1 cup" "all-purpose flour" "100 g"
.IG "1 1/3 cups" "water" "350 ml"
.IG "\(12 cup" "Parmesan cheese," "100 g"
finely grated
.IG "2 cups" "marinara sauce" "500 ml"
.IG "" "olive oil"
.PH
.SK 1
Preheat oven to
.TE 325 160 .
Cook or thaw spinach and squeeze dry. Season with a little salt and
pepper; set aside.
.SK 2
Mix ricotta cheese with grated Parmesan cheese and
chopped parsley; set aside.
.SK 3
Make the crepe batter: mix together egg whites, flour and water,
then beat with a wire whisk to get rid of lumps.  
.SK 4
Cook the crepes: lightly coat a crepe pan with olive oil and heat to medium.
Ladle
.AB "2\(12 Tbsp" "40 ml"
crepe batter into heated pan. The crepe batter should lightly cover the bottom
of the pan in a thin layer.  Tilt pan to cover evenly.  When edges of 
crepe turn lacy and brown and crepe is cooked through,
remove crepe and stack on a plate. Continue until all the batter is used.  
.SK 5
When the crepes are cooked, assemble the rolls: spoon 
.AB "2 rounded Tbsp" "50 ml"
of ricotta cheese mixture and
.AB "1 Tbsp" "20 ml"
spinach mixture on each crepe.  Fold or roll each crepe to seal in mixture.
.SK 6
Make and cook the casserole: 
place rolled crepes in a greased rectangular casserole dish.  When
the pan is full, spoon marinara sauce over crepes.  Bake at
.TE 325 160
for 15 to 20 minutes.  Serve with grated Parmesan cheese.
.NX
If you don't have a crepe pan, you can use a small 
.AB "(6-inch)" "(15-cm)"
frying pan. You can make your own marinara sauce, or use a prepared marinara
or spaghetti sauce.
.SH RATING
.I Difficulty:
moderate.
.I Time:
1 hour preparation, 20 minutes baking.
.I Precision:
approximate measurement OK.
.WR
Kathy Blain
Organization: California State University, Chico, California, USA
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