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Cheese Blintzes

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Ingredients

Makes 12 to 14 blintzes, enough for 6 people

Crepes:

2 cups whole milk
4 large eggs
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Filling:

1 1/2 pounds farmer's cheese
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Unsalted butter
  1. Step 1

    To make the crepes, combine the milk, eggs, and flour in a food processor and process until smooth. Transfer the batter to a bowl and let it rest for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the filling. Combine the farmer's cheese, sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon in the work bowl of a food processor and process until smooth. Transfer to another bowl and set aside.

    Step 2

    Melt a pat of butter in a heavy 8-inch nonstick skillet.* Ladle in just enough batter to coat the bottom of the skillet. (Tilt the skillet to coat it evenly.) Allow the crepe to cook undisturbed until it is set and the bottom is golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Loosen the crepe around the edges with a spatula and carefully transfer it to a paper-towel-lined plate. Repeat with remaining batter. You should have enough for about 14 crepes.

    步骤3

    Spoon about 4 tablespoons of fi lling down the center of each crepe. Fold in the short ends and then roll up, burrito-style. Serve the blintzes immediately or rewarm in a 250°F oven.

Cooks' Note

*It's very important to use a nonstick skillet!

Reprinted with permission fromRuss & Daughters马克•拉斯Federman©2013马克FedermanMARK RUSS FEDERMAN, grandson of founder, Joel Russ, took over the running of Russ & Daughters from his parents in 1978 and turned it over to the fourth generation, his daughter, Niki, and nephew Josh, in 2009. He has appeared individually on panels at the Smithsonian Institution, the Museum of the City of New York, the New York Public Library, and the conference of the Association of Food Journalists, among other venues. Mark and Russ & Daughters were most recently featured on the PBS documentaryThe Jews of New York; on Lidia Bastianich's PBS seriesLidia Celebrates America; and on Anthony Bourdain'sNo Reservations.
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  • Its really tasty .I liked the taste and I am going to prepare it again.

    • byGilles

    • 7/15/2014

  • To SteveD, the proper amount of batter for a crepe is 2 tablespoons. I use a 1/4 measuring cup and scoop batter into it until it is 1/2 full (that equals 2 TBLS or 1/8 cup). You must very quickly swirl the pan to spread the batter, so dumping it all at once in your skillet works better than measuring 1 TBLS. at a time. You want the crepes to be thin. Hope this clears up your confusion.

    • hicarolhi

    • 9/8/2013

  • Not to be picky, but hey, why not? 2 additional instructions would've been helpful. 1, how hot a flame for the pan (medium, med high, or med low), and 2, how much batter (1/4, 1/3 or 1/2 cup)?

    • StevyD

    • Oakland-East Bay Hills

    • 9/3/2013

  • Sorry, I meant to give it 4 forks

    • judith23

    • 9/3/2013

  • I make a version of these a couple of times a month. Instead of farmers cheese I use my homemade cottage cheese mixed with either plain yogurt or sour cream with a little lemon zest and sugar to taste. Sometimes I add fresh berries or homecanned peaches. I also add a half cup of plain soda water to egg mixture to make crepes lighter. Great stuff.

    • judith23

    • Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

    • 9/3/2013

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