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Cheese Blintzes

10 servings 40 minutes

Ingredients

Crepes:

4 large eggs Directions

1 cup whole milk 1. In medium bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, salt, sugar,

and flour until combined and no lumps remain; set
1/2 tsp salt batter aside to rest for 20 minutes (don’t skip this step!)

1/2 tbsp sugar Whisk once more before cooking.

1 cup all-purpose flour 2. Warm nonstick pan over medium heat. Melt 1 tsp butter;
once foaming, ladle 1/4 cup of batter into center of pan.
4 tbsp unsalted butter, divided 3. Immediately lift pan from burner, swirl so batter coats

Blintz Filling: bottom of pan. Replace pan on burner, cook until batter

is set, and underside is lightly golden, about 1 minute.
1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese,
Using spatula, loosen sides of crepe, gently flip in pan;
strained of all moisture cook for 45 seconds. Transfer crepe to plate. Repeat

4 oz cream cheese, softened until all batter is gone.
4. Preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit. In medium
1 large egg bowl, beat together ricotta, cream cheese, egg, powdered

3 tbsp powdered sugar sugar, and vanilla with electric mixer until combined.

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 5. Spoon 1/4 cup of cheese filling along lower third of each
crepe, leaving 1-inch border on sides. Fold bottom edge
pinch of salt away from you to cover filling; then fold sides into

4 tbsp unsalted butter, center. Roll crepe away from you a few times, tucking in
edges as you roll, completely enclose like a package, end
divided, for pan with seam side down.

jam and powdered sugar for 6. Melt 1 tbsp butter in large nonstick skillet over medium.

serving Place blintzes in pan, without over-crowding, fry 2
minutes per side until crisp and golden.

7. Transfer blintzes to foil lined baking sheet. Repeat with

From the Kitchen of: other blintzes, adding another tablespoon of butter to
pan, if necessary. Place baking sheet with all blintzes in
Jennifer J. oven for 10 minutes so cheese warms and sets.
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with powdered sugar.