Chef John's Cheese Blintzes

Recipesfull introduces to you: Pancake Recipes. (Chef John's Cheese Blintzes). If you're ever talking to someone who's been to, or used to live in, New York City, and the subject of cheese blintzes comes up, you will almost always see their face light up. While there are several steps, they're fairly simple, and so totally worth the effort.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Additional: 30 mins

Total: 1hr15 mins

Servings: 5

Yield: 10 or 12 blintzes

Chef John's Cheese Blintzes

Ingredients

3 large eggs

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup milk

¼ cup cold water

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 tablespoon white sugar

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

1 ½ cups ricotta cheese

strained if wet

½ cup cream cheese

1 lemon

zested

1 large egg

2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

1 pinch salt

1 tablespoon butter

or as needed

1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar

or as needed for dusting

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Directions

Step 1

Place 3 eggs flour milk water vegetable oil sugar salt and vanilla extract in a blender. Blend until completely smooth 1 or 2 minutes scraping down sides as needed. Let batter sit at room temperature 30 minutes.

Step 2

Whisk together ricotta cheese cream cheese lemon zest egg sugar and salt in a mixing bowl. Mix together thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate.

Step 3

Heat a 10-inch non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Spray or brush lightly with vegetable oil. Pour in about 1/4 cup batter. Immediately swirl batter around to coat bottom of pan. Cook until surface looks dry about 1 minute. Flip crepe over to briefly cook other side about 30 seconds. Remove to a plate. Repeat with the rest of batter. Stack crepes.

Step 4

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly butter a baking dish.

Step 5

Spoon 3 to 4 tablespoons of filling onto the crepe about an inch from edge nearest you. Fold edge over filling and flatten slightly. Fold in both sides then roll up crepe into a small filled rectangle ending with the seam on the bottom creating a blintz.

Step 6

Melt butter in skillet over medium heat. Cook the blintzes until golden brown on both sides turning gently about 2 minutes. Transfer to buttered baking dish.

Step 7

Bake in preheated oven to firm up the filling about 12 minutes. Cool blintzes 10 minutes before serving. Dust lightly with confectioners' sugar.

Nutritional Information

Chef John's Cheese Blintzes

Servings Per Recipe:5

Calories: 452.1

% Daily Value *

Protein: 19.4g 39%

Carbohydrates: 33.2g 11%

Dietary Fiber: 0.8g 3%

Sugars: 9.9g

Fat: 26.9g 41%

Saturated Fat: 12.9g 65%

Cholesterol: 207.2mg 69%

Vitamin A Iu: 954.3IU 19%

Niacin Equivalents: 5.2mg 40%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 7%

Vitamin C: 1.6mg 3%

Folate: 79.8mcg 20%

Calcium: 304.2mg 30%

Iron: 2.5mg 14%

Magnesium: 28.5mg 10%

Potassium: 276.6mg 8%

Sodium: 517.8mg 21%

Thiamin: 0.3mg 26%

Calories From Fat: 241.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.