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Blintzes

This Blintz recipe is comprised of thin, delicate crepes stuffed with a sweetened, creamy cheese mixture, then pan fried until golden. Enjoy blintzes for breakfast or brunch!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Jewish
Keyword: Blintz, blintzes, Cheese Blintz
Servings: 10 Blintzes

Ingredients

  • 10 crepes
  • 1 & 1/2 cups full fat ricotta cheese strained of all moisture if wet
  • 4 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 1 large egg
  • 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 1 & 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • pinch of salt
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter divided, for pan
  • jam for serving
  • powdered sugar for serving

Instructions

  • Make my homemade crepes (they're easy!), or buy them at the store.
    stack of crepes on plate
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • In a medium bowl with a handheld electric mixer, beat the softened cream cheese until smooth and lump-free. Then blend in the ricotta cheese, egg, powdered sugar, vanilla, and a pinch of salt until thoroughly combined.
    creamy cheese filling for blintzes in mixing bowl
  • Forming the blintzes is like a burrito or folding an envelope.
    Spoon 1/4 cup of the cheese filling along the lower third of each crepe, leaving a 1-inch border on the sides.
    cheese filling being spooned onto crepe
  • Fold the bottom edge away from you to just cover the filling; then fold the 2 sides into the center. Roll the crepe away from you a couple of times, tucking in the edges as you roll, to completely enclose like a neat little package, ending with the seam side down.
    blintz crepes being rolled up over filling
  • Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium. Once hot, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter.
    melted butter in fry pan
  • Place as many blintzes that will comfortably fit in the pan, without over-crowding.
    6 blintzes in fry pan
  • Fry for about 2 minutes, flip over, and fry another 2 minutes until crisp and golden. (Regulate and lower the heat source, if necessary, to prevent over-browning.)
    6 blintzes in fry pan, 1 flipped and golden brown
  • Transfer blintzes to a parchment-lined baking sheet.
    8 blintzes on foil lined baking sheet
  • Continuing pan-frying the other blintzes, adding another tablespoon of butter to the pan, if necessary.
  • Place baking sheet with all the blintzes in a 400F oven for about 10 minutes so the cheese warms through and sets.
  • Serve blintzes with a spoonful of jam on top and dust with powdered sugar.
    3 stacked blintzes on plate with jam and powdered sugar

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Notes

More serving suggestions and proper storage/freezer information included in the article, below.

Nutrition

Serving: 1blintz | Calories: 214kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 154mg | Potassium: 63mg | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 485IU | Calcium: 102mg | Iron: 0.4mg