Cheese Blintzes

by Cooking Light
(October 1997)

Cheese blintzes are traditionally served for Shavuot along with other dairy dishes. Blintz, which means "pancake" in Ukrainian, is a classic Ashkenazic Jewish food that probably originated in Poland. Blintzes are thin crepe-like pancakes folded around a filling.


Cheese Blintzes Recipe

*8 servings (serving size: 1 blintz and 1/4 cup blueberries)


Ingredients:

1 cup fat-free cottage cheese

4 ounces tub-style light cream cheese (about 1/2 cup)

1/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups skim milk

1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon salt

3 large eggs

Cooking spray

2 cups blueberries or other fresh berries

2 teaspoons powdered sugar


Preparation:

• Place cottage cheese in a blender or food processor, and process until smooth, scraping sides of processor bowl once. Add cream cheese, sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla; process until smooth. Pour mixture into a bowl; cover and chill.

• Place flour in a medium bowl. Combine milk, oil, 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla, salt, and eggs, and add to flour, stirring with a whisk until almost smooth. Cover and chill 2 hours.

• A 10-inch crepe pan or nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat until hot. Remove skillet from heat. Pour 3 tablespoons batter into pan; quickly tilt pan in all directions so batter covers skillet with a thin film. Cook about 1 minute.

• Carefully lift edge of crepe with a spatula to test for doneness. The crepe is ready to turn when it can be shaken loose from the pan and the underside is lightly browned. Turn crepe over; cook 30 seconds on other side.

• Place crepe on a towel; cool. Repeat procedure with remaining batter. Stack crepes between single sheets of wax paper or paper towels to prevent sticking.


• Spoon 3 tablespoons cottage cheese mixture in center of each crepe; fold sides and ends of crepe over filling to form a rectangle. Place filled crepes, seam sides down, on a baking sheet lined with plastic wrap. (Blintzes may be covered and chilled at this point).

• Place a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat until hot. Place 4 blintzes, seam sides down, in skillet; cook 2 minutes or until lightly browned. Turn blintzes over; cook for 2 minutes. Repeat procedure with remaining blintzes. Serve warm with blueberries, and sprinkle with powdered sugar.


Nutritional Information:

Amount per serving:

Calories: 176

Calories from fat: 29%

Fat: 5.7g
-Saturated fat: 2.2g
-Monounsaturated fat: 1g
-Polyunsaturated fat: 1.2g

Protein: 9.1g

Carbohydrate: 22.1g

Dietary Fiber: 1.9g

Cholesterol: 63mg

Iron: 0.7mg

Sodium: 256mg

Calcium: 82mg


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Original Cheese Blintzes Recipe