Orange Blintzes

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Description

Delicious, subtle orange flavor highlights this old world favorite. Whether for holidays or if I need a ticket out of the doghouse, my wife loves these and eats ’em about as fast as I can make ’em. Don’t be scared, blintzes are actually very easy to make. They fill the house with a unique baking/frying smell which shouts, Comfort food is on the way! I hope you enjoy these as much as we do.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup milk
  • ¼ cup vanilla yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 4 eggs
  • ½ cup orange juice
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tablespoons white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 (16 ounce) package small curd cottage cheese
  • 5 tablespoons dry bread crumbs
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Instructions

  1. Mix 2 tablespoons of sugar
  2. 1 teaspoon of orange zest
  3. salt
  4. and flour in a small bowl. Combine milk and yogurt in a separate bowl. Stir in olive oil and mix until smooth. Beat 4 eggs in a large bowl
  5. then add orange juice. Stir in the yogurt mixture followed by the flour mixture. Beat until smooth. Allow batter to rest at room temperature for 1 hour.
  6. Beat 1 egg with 3 tablespoons of sugar
  7. then add butter and cottage cheese
  8. mixing until smooth. Stir in the bread crumbs and 1 tablespoon of orange zest. Refrigerate until the batter is ready.
  9. Lightly butter a 6 inch skillet
  10. and heat over medium heat. For each crepe
  11. pour 1/4 cup of the batter into the skillet
  12. and immediately rotate the skillet until the batter evenly coats the bottom in a thin layer. Cook until the top of the crepe is no longer wet and the bottom has turned light brown. Run a spatula around the edge of the skillet to loosen; flip the crepe
  13. and cook until the other side has turned light brown. Stack the crepes in a clean kitchen towel
  14. placing waxed paper between each.
  15. Place 2 to 3 tablespoons of the filling onto the golden side of the crepe. Roll the crepe up and repeat until all the blintzes are made. Heat 2 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet and fry 4 to 5 blintzes at a time until golden brown
  16. about 2 minutes on each side.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 45 mins

Total Time: 2 hrs

Servings: 4

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