**Cheese Blintzes: A Culinary Journey of Eastern European Delight**
Cheese blintzes, a culinary gem originating from Eastern Europe, are a testament to the region's rich culinary traditions. These delicate crepes, filled with a savory or sweet cheese mixture, have captivated taste buds for generations. Join us on a culinary adventure as we explore the enticing world of cheese blintzes, featuring three delectable recipes that showcase the versatility and irresistible charm of this classic dish. From the traditional farmer cheese filling to the tangy ricotta and the luscious blueberry cream cheese, these recipes offer a symphony of flavors that will tantalize your palate and leave you craving more. Prepare to embark on a journey where every bite is a celebration of Eastern European culinary heritage.
TRADITIONAL CHEESE BLINTZES
This traditional family recipe tastes great. Blintzes may be wrapped and frozen after filling and before baking. Serve warm with a dollop of sour cream and strawberry (or other) preserves.
Provided by mizz_melanie
Categories 100+ Breakfast and Brunch Recipes Crepes
Time 59m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Beat eggs in a bowl. Add milk, oil, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Beat in flour using an electric mixer until well blended. Let batter stand for 15 to 30 minutes.
- Mix the remaining 1 teaspoon salt, cottage cheese, sugar, sour cream, egg yolk, and cinnamon together in a bowl to make the filling.
- Melt butter in a 6- to 7-inch skillet. Spoon a portion of the batter onto the skillet; cook until lightly browned on the bottom, about 3 minutes. Turn out onto a tea towel. Repeat with the remaining batter, thinning with small amounts of water if necessary and greasing the pan after every 2 to 3 blintzes.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
- Melt the remaining butter in the skillet over low heat, about 1 minute.
- Place a blintz on a clean work surface with the uncooked side up. Add 1 tablespoon filling and roll up, completely covering the filling. Place on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining blintzes. Brush filled blintzes with melted butter.
- Bake in the preheated oven until brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 252.7 calories, Carbohydrate 17.4 g, Cholesterol 119.3 mg, Fat 13.7 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 14.8 g, SaturatedFat 6.2 g, Sodium 527 mg, Sugar 8.1 g
CHEESE BLINTZES
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients.
- In a medium bowl, beat together 4 eggs, water, milk, salt, and flour until well-mixed. Don't over-beat. It's okay if small particles of flour remain as they will be absorbed during the resting period.
- Let the batter rest at room temperature for at least 30 minutes.
- Heat a small skillet (about 7 inches in diameter) and add a pat of butter.
- Whisk the batter until smooth.
- Pour about 1/4 cup batter into the pan and swirl it around, pouring off excess. Make sure not to let it brown.
- Flip and cook the other side for a few seconds.
- Then, turn the blintz out onto a towel.
- Repeat with remaining batter and pats of butter, staggering the crepes one on top of each other.
- In a large bowl, mix together cheese, melted butter, 1 egg yolk, vanilla, and sugar until well-incorporated.
- To assemble, place one blintz on a work surface and place 1 to 2 tablespoons of filling in a line close to the edge nearest to you.
- Fold envelope-style.
- Roll up, and continue with remaining blintzes and filling.
- Fry the filled blintzes in butter until golden brown.
- Serve with optional sour cream and/or fresh or canned fruit toppings. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 146 kcal, Carbohydrate 7 g, Cholesterol 74 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Sodium 145 mg, Sugar 3 g, Fat 11 g, ServingSize 24 cheese blintzes (24 servings), UnsaturatedFat 0 g
CHEESE BLINTZES
Provided by Food Network
Time 35m
Yield 10 to 12
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- For the crepe: Beat milk, eggs and 1 cup water in a bowl. Add flour and powdered sugar to make a thin batter.
- Pour 1/4 cup batter on a well-buttered medium hot 10-inch fry pan, spreading it as thin as possible. Fry until light brown, then flip and brown other side until light brown. Turn out on wax paper. Repeat with remaining batter.
- For the cheese filling: Mix ricotta, cream cheese, eggs, powdered sugar and vanilla in a bowl. Spread evenly over the surface of a crepe. Tuck in ends and roll up. Cook in butter in a fry pan until brown on both sides. Repeat with remaining crepes and filling.
- Serve with sour cream and fruit preserves.
SWEET CHEESE BLINTZES RECIPE (FILLED CREPE)
Steps:
- Prepare 12 large crepes about 10-12 inches in size.
- For the filling, combine the farmer's cheese, butter, sugar, and egg yolk. Stir the mixture until smooth.
- Place a dollop of the cheese filling on the bottom part of each crepe, leaving enough room on the edges for folding.
- Fold over both of the sides.
- Starting from the bottom, roll up the crepes and secure the filling inside.
- Keep the blintzes refrigerated until you're ready to serve them. Right before serving, warm them up on both sides in a skillet with butter over medium heat. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 186 kcal, Carbohydrate 15 g, Protein 11 g, Fat 9 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 50 mg, Sodium 390 mg, Sugar 10 g, UnsaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 serving
BEAUTY'S CHEESE BLINTZES
My grandmother, Beauty, used to call these little packages of love: thin dough around sweetened cheese, topped with fresh fruit. They're perfect for brunch or anytime you want to make loved ones feel special.
Provided by Dawn Lerman
Categories main course
Time 30m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Prepare batter. In a large bowl combine eggs, milk, salt and vanilla and blend well. Gradually add flour. Beat well until there are no lumps in the batter.
- Make the filling. Combine all of the filling ingredients in a bowl and mix together until smooth.
- Grease a 6- or 7-inch skillet until it is hot but not smoking.
- Put a ladleful of batter into the skillet. Tilt pan to swirl the batter so it covers the bottom of the skillet.
- Fry on one side until bubbles form and the top is set. The bottom should be golden brown. Carefully loosen edges of the crepe and slip it out of the skillet onto a plate.
- Repeat the above procedure until all the batter is used. Grease skillet each time before pouring batter.
- After all the crepes are made, begin filling them. The brown side should be facing up. Place 1 tablespoon of filling on one edge.
- Roll once to cover filling. Fold the sides into the center and continue rolling until completely closed.
- After all the blintzes are assembled, heat 2 tablespoons of butter in the skillet and place each crepe, seam side down, in the skillet and fry 2 minutes on each side, turning once.
- Serve with a dollop of sour cream or Greek yogurt, and garnish with fresh strawberries and a touch of powdered sugar.
CHEESE BLINTZES
Provided by Elaine Louie
Categories dinner, weekday, main course
Time 1h15m
Yield About 10 blintzes
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- For the filling: In a medium bowl, combine farmer cheese, egg, sugar, matzo meal or bread crumbs and vanilla. Using a fork, mix well; set aside.
- For the batter: In a large bowl, combine milk, eggs, durum flour, cake flour, vegetable oil and 1/4 cup cold water. Whisk until batter is smooth.
- Place a 9-inch well-seasoned crepe pan or heavy skillet over medium-low heat. When pan is well heated, film it lightly with nonstick cooking spray. Allow pan to heat again for a few moments, then ladle 1/2 cup batter into skillet and tilt in all directions to spread batter thinly and evenly. Cook until underside is pale yellow-white and edges lift easily from bottom of pan, about 3 minutes. Adjust heat as needed if crepe is cooking too quickly or slowly.
- Use a spatula to flip crepe, then cook other side for an additional 2 to 3 minutes. (The first crepe often tears or folds; there will still be enough batter for 10 crepes.) Transfer crepe to a plate, and repeat with remaining batter to make 10 crepes.
- Place a crepe on a work surface and spread 3 to 4 tablespoons filling on one side. Starting from filled side, roll blintz and stack on a serving plate or in a container seam side down. At this point blintzes may be covered and refrigerated for up to 24 hours.
- To serve, place a large sauté pan or skillet over medium heat. Melt a tablespoon butter and add as many blintzes as possible without crowding pan. Cook until golden brown on bottoms and filling is heated through, about 3 minutes. Turn and cook other sides until golden brown, about 2 more minutes. Remove from heat and keep warm; repeat with remaining crepes and filling. Serve immediately, seam side down, garnished with sour cream, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 255, UnsaturatedFat 8 grams, Carbohydrate 17 grams, Fat 15 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 13 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 248 milligrams, Sugar 8 grams, TransFat 0 grams
CHERRY CHEESE BLINTZES
These elegant blintzes can be served as an attractive dessert or a brunch entree. The bright cherry sauce gives them a delightful flavor. I sometimes substitute other fruits, such as raspberries, blueberries or peaches. -Jessica Vantrease, Anderson, Alaska
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Breakfast Brunch Desserts
Time 40m
Yield 9 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine the milk, eggs and butter. Combine flour and salt; add to milk mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours., Heat a lightly greased 8-in. nonstick skillet; pour 2 tablespoons batter into the center of skillet. Lift and tilt pan to evenly coat bottom. Cook until top appears dry; turn and cook 15-20 seconds longer. Remove to a wire rack. Repeat with remaining batter. When cool, stack crepes with waxed paper or paper towels in between. Wrap in foil; refrigerate., In a blender, process cottage cheese until smooth. Transfer to a small bowl; add cream cheese and beat until smooth. Beat in sugar and vanilla. Spread about 1 rounded tablespoonful onto each crepe. Fold opposite sides of crepe over filling, forming a little bundle. , Place seam side down in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 10 minutes or until heated through., Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, bring cherries, 2/3 cup water and sugar to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until heated through. Combine cornstarch and remaining water until smooth; stir into cherry mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with crepes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 245 calories, Fat 10g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 97mg cholesterol, Sodium 306mg sodium, Carbohydrate 31g carbohydrate (21g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 8g protein.
Tips:
- Mise en Place: Before you start cooking, make sure you have all the necessary ingredients and equipment ready. This will help you stay organized and ensure that the cooking process goes smoothly.
- Use High-Quality Ingredients: The quality of your ingredients will greatly impact the final dish. Use fresh, high-quality ingredients whenever possible.
- Don't Overfill the Blintzes: When filling the blintzes, be careful not to overfill them. Too much filling can make them difficult to fold and seal properly.
- Cook the Blintzes Over Medium Heat: Cooking the blintzes over medium heat will help prevent them from burning. Be patient and allow them to cook slowly and evenly.
- Serve the Blintzes Warm: Blintzes are best served warm. You can keep them warm in a low oven or on a warming tray until ready to serve.
Conclusion:
Cheese blintzes are a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. With a little planning and preparation, you can easily make these blintzes at home. Experiment with different fillings and toppings to find your favorite combination. Tips for making the best cheese blintzes:- Use high-quality ingredients, including fresh cheese, eggs, and flour.
- Don't overfill the blintzes with filling, or they will be difficult to fold and seal.
- Cook the blintzes over medium heat to prevent them from burning.
- Serve the blintzes warm with your favorite toppings, such as sour cream, fruit, or syrup.
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