Manicotti (Crepe Style)

Preheat oven 350 degrees

Bake for 20 minutes using

Lasagna pan

Crepes:

6 eggs

1 1/2 cups water

1 cup flour

pinch of salt

Mix ingredients. Grease small nonstick saute pan. Using 1/8 cup measure pour crepe batter into pan and rotate till pan is coated evenly. Cook until edges pull away from sides of pan (about 30 seconds)

Filling:

1 egg

1 tablespoon dry parsely

1 1/2 pounds ricotta

1/3 -1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

Mix ingredients

Topping:

Marinara sauce also called (Gravy) use your favorite brand or home made sauce

Mozzarella cheese (shredded)

Parmesan cheese (grated)

To Assemble:

Spread gravy on bottom of baking dish. Spread filling on half of crepe, fold both sides over

and roll lay seam side down on layer of gravy. Once dish is filled with crepes, top with gravy, sprinkle with mozzarella and parmesan. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes untill cheese is melted. Enjoy!

When you make your own crepes for this recipe you will see what a big difference it makes. I always wanted to learn how to make crepes and in this recipe it adds such a light, creamy consistency to the manicotti that it will make you want to take that extra time. Enjoy!