A Sunny Day in the Mountains of Abruzzo, Flowers Blooming, Fresh Asparagus with Crepes..

A sunny Spring Day driving through the mountains of Abruzzo… enjoyed the sunny quiet hills of Sainte Marie

And the flower show in Tagliacozzo..with Spring colors all over the place..not to mention the sunny spring weather..an unusually warm but still ever so lovely day

So besides the flowers blooming. asparagus are in season and at their most delicious this time of the year..one of my favorite treats of Spring that adds a beautiful green to the scenery..and one of my favorite ways of using asparagus besides eating them steamed is a recipe that originates in Abruzzo..Crespelle con Asparagi..Crespelle are a version of crepes from Abruzzo..here is the recipe

Crespelle with Asparagus

Serves 4.

For crespelle:

1 cup flour
1 tablespoon butter
½ cup milk
4 eggs
Pinch of salt

Filling:

1 lb fresh asparagus

1 cup fresh ricotta cheese
1 cup fresh ricotta cheese
freshly grated Parmigiano–Reggiano cheese
1 whole egg and 2 egg whites
Pinch of salt

Wash, clean, and steam asparagus. Cut off tips.

Place ricotta, grated cheese, whole egg, egg whites, asparagus tips, and pinch of salt in a bowl. Blend with wooden spoon and set aside.

In another bowl, place in all ingredients for crespelle. Blend with wire whisk. Heat a nonstick crêpe pan and cook crespelle. Use 1 tablespoon of crespelle batter for each crespelle. When finished with batter, stuff crespelle with ricotta mixture.

Lightly butter a casserole dish. Place filled crespelle in dish. Top with freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese. Bake 10 minutes or until top of crespelle are golden and the cheese is bubbly Serve.

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