HOMEMADE MANICOTTI SHELLS

THIS RECIPE WAS REQUESTED BY MY COUSIN PHYLLIS.......I HAVE TRIED MANY DIFFERENT RECIPES FOR THESE SHELLS, BUT HAVE FOUND THIS ONE ALWAYS TO BE THE BEST......IF YOU HAVE NEVER MADE YOUR OWN SHELLS...PLEASE DO SO, FOR THERE ISN'T ANYTHING BETTER THAN MANICOTTI MADE WITH YOUR OWN HOMEMADE SHELLS.................YOU CAN STACK THEM BETWEEN WAX PAPER OR PARCHMENT PAPER AND SAVE IN REFRIGERATOR TO USE THE NEXT DAY...OR CAN FREEZE THEM FOR LATER USE...JUST BE SURE TO PLACE IN A LARGE FREEZER ZIPLOCK BAGGIE OR COVER WITH SARAN WRAP SO THEY DON'T DRY OUT.....I THINK THEY ARE BEST USED THE DAY YOU MAKE THEM.......Once you make these you will never use package manicotti shells again....................TRY IT YOU'LL LIKE IT!!!!!!!!

HOMEMADE MANICOTTI SHELLS:

4 EGGS
1 1/2 CUPS FLOUR
1 1/2 CUPS WATER
3/4 TEASPOON SALT (I LIKE TO USE KOSHER OR SEA SALT)

MIX WELL UNTIL BLENDED
LIGHTLY OIL A FRYING PAN (A NON-STICK PAN WORKS GREAT)
HEAT FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE OVER A MED. HIGH HEAT
YOU CAN POUR OR SPOON BATTER (APROX. 3 TABLESPOONS) INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE PAN.
QUICKLY AND CAREFULLY TILT THE PAN IN A CIRCULAR MOTION UNTIL THE BATTER FORMS A ROUND THIN LAYER SIMILAR TO A CREPE........
COOK 1 - 2 MINUTES UNTIL THE SHELL SURFACE APPEARS DRY.
CAREFULLY TURN THE SHELL OVER USING A SPATULA/TURNER AND COOK FOR AN ADDITIONAL 20-30 SECONDS.
PLACE ON A PLATE AND STACK BETWEEN WAX PAPER OR PARCHMENT PAPER'
I USUALLY CUT THESE SHEETS OF WAX OR PARCHMENT PAPER PRIOR TO MAKING
THE MANICOTTI SHELLS........
LET ME KNOW HOW THIS WORKS OUT FOR YOU!!!!!