Cheese Blintzes
These are soooooo good. Not something for everyday (well, actually, they can be made and frozen, so why not everyday? oh yeah, my hips!!!) definitely for a dinner party or special occasion.!
Steps
For batter: combine flour , sugar and salt.
Whisk in milk , a little at a time , and whisk in eggs until batter is smooth.
In a 7 inch non-stick pan , melt butter over moderately-high heat.
Half fill a cup measure with the batter and , off the heat , pour the batter into the pan.
Tilt and rotate pan quickly so that batter covers bottom in a thin layer and return any excess back into the bowl.
Return pan to heat , loosen edge of blintz with a spatula , and cook until underside is browned lightly.
Turn and brown other side.
Repeat , using up all of batter.
For filling: combine farmers cheese , cream cheese and yolks until almost smooth and beat in sugar , salt , vanilla and lemon zest.
Spoon 2 tblsps of filling onto blintz.
Fold in 2 sides and roll up to enclose filling.
Put seam side down on a baking sheet.
Repeat , using up all of crepes and filling.
In each of 2 large skillets , melt 2 tblsps of the butter over moderately-high heat , add blintzes and cook for 2 minutes'.
Ingredients
all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, milk, eggs, butter, farmer cheese, cream cheese, egg yolks, vanilla, lemons, zest of, sour cream, cherry preserves