Baked Blintzes With Fresh Blueberry Sauce

This is a barefoot contessa recipe which sounds wonderful because you bake the blintzes in a large casserole and then cut into squares vs. Having to make individual pancakes. they are topped with a wonderful fresh blueberry topping. would be wonderful for a brunch!!!!

Steps

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Butter a 9 x 13 inch cake pan or baking dish.

For the batter: place all the ingredients in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and blend until smooth.

Pour half of the batter into the prepared dish and bake for 10 minutes , until set.

Meanwhile , for the filling , whisk together the ricotta , mascarpone , eggs , and sugar in a large bowl.

Add the lemon zest , lemon juice , vanilla , and salt and mix until thoroughly combined.

Spread the cheese filling over the baked pancake.

Carefully spoon the remaining pancake batter to cover the cheese.

Return the dish to the oven and continue baking 35-40 minutes , until the top is liqhtly golden and the filling is almost set.

Remove from the oven and allow to stand 10-15 minutes.

Cut the blintzes in squares and serve warm with the fresh blueberry sauce.

Blueberry sauce: combine the orange juice , sugar and cornstarch in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil , stirring occasionally'.

Ingredients

milk, sour cream, unsalted butter, vanilla extract, extra-large eggs, all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, ricotta cheese, mascarpone cheese, lemon zest, fresh lemon juice, kosher salt, orange juice, cornstarch, fresh blueberries, lemon juice