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Cheese blintzes Recipe

Cheese blintzes Recipe

2018-12-20
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Russian style cheese blintzes - delicious crepes filled with sweet cheese. Perfect for breakfast or brunch. In this recipe you can use any kind of soft cheese that you like, ricotta cheese, cream cheese or even mascarpone.
DIFFICULTY
Easy
YIELDS
5
PREP TIME
30 minutes
WORK TIME
30 minutes
RECIPE CUISINE
Russian
INGREDIENTS FOR YIELDS

For The Batter:

  • 1½ cups (190g) flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1½ tbsp sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • 3/4 cup (180ml) milk
  • 1 cup (240ml) soda water (sparkling water) or regular water
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

For The Filling:

  • 11oz (310g) cream cheese/mascarpone or ricotta cheese for healthier version
  • 2½-3 tbsp sugar
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp vanilla paste
  • 1/4 (40g) cup raisins
  • Butter for frying
  • Powdered sugar and syrup maple for topping
DIRECTIONS

1. In a large bowl, mix eggs, sugar and salt. Add milk, soda water, oil and vanilla. whisk until smooth.

2. heat a nonstick pan over medium heat, pour in about 1/4 cup batter. Immediately swirl the batter around to coat bottom of pan. Cook the until the bottom is light brown about 1-2 min. Flip and cook the other side until light brown, about 30-60 sec. Repeat with remaining batter.

3. make the filling: in a medium bowl place cream cheese, sugar, lemon zest, vanilla paste and raisins. Mix well.

4. put 2 tablespoons of the filling on each Blintzes. Fold and roll. 5. melt 1-2 tablespoons over medium heat and fry until golden brown (optional).

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