Crespelle - savoury crepes with peas, ham and fontina cheese

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  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Cook Time

    45 mins

  • Total Time

    55 mins

  • Servings

    4 people

  • Calories

    748 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    Italian

Crespelle - savoury crepes with peas, ham and fontina cheese

These Crespelle (savoury crepes) are stuffed with ricotta, peas and ham and baked with a delicious Fontina cheese sauce!

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Ingredients

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For the crespelle

  • ~1 1/4 cups (150g) plain flour
  • 2 egg
  • ~15 fl oz (450ml) milk
  • ~4 tbsp (50g) butter melted
  • salt pinch

For the filling

  • ~2 cups (500g) ricotta cheese
  • ~5.9 oz (170g) pea frozen
  • ~3.5 oz (100g) ham cubed
  • 1 egg
  • 1 basil chopped, large handful
  • 1 tbsp Parmesan Cheese
  • salt
  • black pepper

For the sauce

  • ~4 tbsp (50g) butter
  • ~ 1/2 cup (50g) plain flour
  • ~2 cups (500ml) milk
  • ~4.2 oz (120g) fontina cheese
  • 1 nutmeg pinch
  • salt
  • black pepper

Instructions

To make the crespelle batter

  1. Mix the flour and eggs in a large bowl. Gradually add the milk and the melted butter, whisk to as smooth a batter as possible then set aside for half an hour.

To make the filling

  1. Boil the frozen peas in boiling water for a couple minutes then run under cold water to stop them cooking any further.
  2. Add the ricotta and egg to a bowl and mix together. Add the cubed ham, peas, basil, parmesan and a pinch of salt and pepper. Mix to combine.
  3. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350F/gas mark 4. Lightly grease a large frying pan with a small knob of butter and place under a medium/low heat. Add a ladle of crespelle batter to the pan and swirl to form a crespella. When the top of the crespella starts to look dry, flip it over and fry the other side for a few seconds. Continue with the rest of the batter (you should have 8 crespelle).

To make the sauce

  1. Melt the butter in a saucepan then add the flour. Stir to a thick paste and cook for 1 minute. Slowly add one-third of the milk whisking constantly. When it starts to thicken add another third of milk and repeat until you’ve used all the milk. Add the fontina cheese keeping around 1 tbsp for the topping and stir until melted.
  2. Lay a crespella out on a clean surface and cover one half with some of the filling (around 2 tbsp). Fold the crespella in half and then in half again (you can also roll them length ways if you prefer). Add it to a baking dish and repeat with the rest of the crespelle. Cover with the cheese sauce and top with the remaining tbsp of fontina cheese then bake for 20-25 minutes. Serve.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 748kcal (37%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 748 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 748kcal 37%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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