Crespelle
Thin Italian pancakes rolled around a filling of ricotta and jam, baked for 15 minutes and dusted with sugar.
Photograph credit: Crespelle al radicchio by alepiccoli77 · Pixabay Content License · Pixabay
Crespelle: Step by Step
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Whisk the flour, eggs, milk, butter and salt to a smooth batter. Rest for 15 minutes.
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Heat a non stick pan, pour in a thin layer of batter and swirl. Cook for 1 minute until the edges lift, flip and cook for 30 seconds. Repeat to make 12.
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Heat the oven to 180°C / 355°F. Mix the ricotta, sugar and lemon zest.
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Spread each crespella with jam, add a spoonful of ricotta and roll up. Lay in a buttered dish.
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Bake for 15 minutes until warm. Dust with the icing sugar.
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Things to Watch For
- Rest the batter so the crespelle are tender.
- Pour in only enough batter to coat the pan.
- Make the batter the night before if you like.
A Little Background
A table for six on a Sunday, and a dish that can be made ahead: crespelle are the Italian crêpes, thin and pale, and they are rolled around a filling and warmed through. The sweet version here uses ricotta and jam, and the savoury kind uses spinach and cheese.
The batter is flour, eggs, milk and a little melted butter, whisked smooth and left to rest for 15 minutes so the flour swells. Pour in just enough to coat the pan and swirl it, because thick crespelle are rubbery. A non stick pan, lightly buttered for the first one only, is best. They are ready to turn when the edges lift and the surface is dry.
Mix the ricotta with a little sugar and lemon zest, spread each crespella with jam and a spoonful of ricotta, and roll. Set them in a buttered dish and bake at 180°C / 355°F for 15 minutes until warm. Dust with icing sugar. The batter keeps overnight in the fridge, which makes the whole dish easier.
On the Table Alongside
Coffee · Fresh berries · Whipped cream
Keeping Crespelle
Keeps for 2 days in the fridge. The unfilled crespelle freeze for 2 months.
Common Questions
How long does Crespelle take to make?
15 minutes of preparation and 15 minutes of cooking, plus 15 minutes of resting, so allow 45 minutes from start to finish. The recipe serves 6.
Crespelle Nutrition Facts
Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. How the figures are worked out.
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