Manicotti
Prep: 45 mins
Cook: 40 mins
Servings: 10
Yield: 1 Tray
Ingredients
Filling
- Whole Milk Ricotta Cheese3lbs
- Eggs3
- Parmesan Cheese(grated)1/4cup
- Mozzarella Cheese2lbs
- Dried Mint1/4cup
- Salt(to taste)
- Cinnamon(to taste)
Shells
- Eggs4
- Flour2cups
- Water1 1/4cups
- Salt1/4tsp
Kitchen Helpers
Homemade manicotti shells filled with a rich ricotta mixture.
Instructions
Filling Preparation
The Night Before:
- Wrap the Ricotta in a cloth and place in a colander to drain the liquid.
- Let Ricotta sit in the fridge wrapped overnight.
The Morning Of:
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl (Save 1/3 of the mozzarella cheese for a topping later). Set aside.
Shells & Assembly
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix all shell ingredients together (mixture will be very thin and watery consistency like pancake mix).
- Spray cooking spray then heat a 8 inch Teflon frying pan on medium heat.
- Pour a thin layer of butter into a pan and swish around the mixture.
- Fry once side until shell is barely tan, approximately 1 minute.
- Slide shell out of the pan onto a cutting board or table.
- Place 2 Tbsp of the filling on the dough side of the shell.
- Roll up the shell and place in a baking pan seam side down.
- Cover with sauce and mozzarella cheese.
- Bake for 30 to 40 minutes. A good indication that it is done, is when the sauce bubbles.
- Fully cool before serving and enjoying!