CHEESE BLINTZES
Batter:
3 large eggs
3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup milk
1 Tbsp. sugar
For
blintz wrappers, put all the batter ingredients into
a blender or food processor and process until very
well combined. Scrape down sides of container once
or twice during processing. This batter will be very
thin. Let it rest while mixing up filling, to allow the
bubbles to disperse.
Filling:
1 lb. cottage cheese
2 medium eggs
2 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
Combine
all filling ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
Frying
the wrappers can be tricky, so make extra
batter the first time to allow for failures. Heat a
lightly oiled 6" frying pan, preferably non-stick, over
medium heat. Pour 2 Tbsp. batter into pan and
quickly tilt pan so that batter covers entire surface
thinly. Heat for 30 seconds, then loosen edges and
tip out of pan onto paper towels to cool. Only one
side will be fried, and it will only be slightly browned;
the unfired side should be dry. Otherwise, adjust the
heat and try again. The trick is to get the heat right
and not use too much oil or butter in the pan. This
amount of batter will make 15 blintz wrappers, if none
is lost to failures. It gets easier with practice!
When
wrappers are all fried and spread out on paper
towels, fried side up, divide filling among them. If
filling is very wet, try to leave liquid in bowl, as it may
leak out of the blintzes.
Wrap
blintzes as follows:
Fry
in butter, to heat and brown delicately, turning
once to brown both sides.
Serve
with sour cream and jam.
Makes
15 blintzes, 4 to 6 servings.
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