Cheese and Spinach Crepe Bake

Be warned: This recipe takes some time, I'd say an hour and a half..but is well worth it!

I made it for dinner but it could easily be made for brunch! It is very filling and very delicious!

The actual crepe can be seasoned to your liking, I put a dash of onion salt and some garlic powder and black pepper(freshly ground!) Directly into the batter. Feel free to make it your own!

Ingredients for filling:

-Fresh chopped spinach about 2 cups OR one half of a frozen block of spinach thawed and squeezed (get that excess water out!)
-1/2 cup of either ricotta, feta, or mexican crumble cheese
-1/2 cup shredded moz or other white cheese
Black pepper to taste
* I added in a dash of garlic! Mmm mmm garlic!

In a bowl combine the spinach,cheeses, and pepper (spices if you like-es) mix it up with a spoon and set it aside!

Oh crepe! Now we make the crepes!

Crepe Batter Ingredients:
-1 cup flour
-pinch of salt
-1 1/4 cups milk
-1 egg
- butter or margarine for cooking the crepes
*** this is where added a little black pepper,onion salt and garlic powder!

Begin the batter by adding the flour and your pinch of salt into a bowl. Add half of the milk and the egg. Whisk until smooth (shhh you can stir with a spoon if you don't have a whisk)then add the remaining milk and any special spices! Batter up! Haha

Now, we cook the crepes!
(Over medium heat)
Heat about a teaspoon of butter in a frying pan. Once its good and hot pour a thin layer of batter into your pan. (I like to pour then quickly and carefully tilt the pan in various directions to make the batter spread even and thin ) Cook the crepe until the bottom is golden, turn or flip and cook the other side until golden. You should get about 6-8 crepes depending on size. Feel free to add more butter for cooking as needed!
Set the crepes aside when finished.

Now we start the cheese sauce!!

Ingredients for Cheese Sauce
-2 tbs butter or margarine
-1/4 cup flour
-1 3/4 cup milk
-1 cup grated cheddar cheese

Melt the butter in a sauce pan over low heat, stir in the flour until smooth and cook for one minute (yes it looks like paste from nursery school! ) Remove from heat and SLOWLY stir in the milk
It should blend away the paste and now be liquid again. Bring this to a boil and STIR IT CONSTANTLY. I mean it! Burnt milk is gross! Once it has boiled remove it from the heat and add the cheese and a little bit of pepper. Stir until combined and set aside.

Time to throw it all together!

Heat your oven to 350
Divide the filling among your crepes and roll them up. Place them snuggled side by side into a lightly greased oven proof dish. (Like a pyrex) Once they are cozy in your dish pour the cheese sauce over the crepes. You can top the cheese sauce with a little extra. I like to use a layer of bread crumbs then about a half of a cup of shredded cheese. Mmm its crunchy and delightful!
Bake for thirty minutes, cool and enjoy!

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