Cheese Blintzes
Delicate Russian crêpes filled with sweet farmer's cheese and topped with sour cream and jam.
⏱ 45 minServes 4Russian
Ingredients
- •1 cup all-purpose flour
- •2 eggs
- •1 cup milk
- •1/4 teaspoon salt
- •2 tablespoons melted butter
- •1 pound farmer's cheese or ricotta
- •2 tablespoons sugar
- •1 egg yolk
- •1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- •butter for frying butter
- •1 cup sour cream
- •1/2 cup jam or preserves
Directions
- 1Mix flour, 2 eggs, milk, salt, and 2 tablespoons melted butter until smooth; let batter rest 15 minutes.
- 2Combine farmer's cheese, sugar, 1 egg yolk, and vanilla extract in a bowl for the filling.
- 3Heat a non-stick skillet and lightly butter it; pour thin batter and tilt pan to spread evenly, cooking until edges lift (about 1 minute per side).
- 4Place a spoonful of cheese filling in the center of each crêpe, fold in half, then fold in half again to form a triangle.
- 5Fry filled blintzes in butter over medium heat until golden brown on both sides, about 2 minutes per side.
- 6Serve warm topped with sour cream and jam.
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