Cherry Vanilla Blintze

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 2 tablepsoons canola oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• sour cream or yogurt, as an accompaniment
• 1/2 cup dried cherries
• 1/4 lb cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1/2 scraped vanilla bean
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 lb farmer's cheese, pot cheese or 1 lb cottage cheese

Recipe

• 1 put the milk, water, eggs, and flour into a food processor or blender and process until smooth, about 10 seconds.
• 2 if necessary, scrape down any solids that stick to the sides.
• 3 add the butter and process for a few more seconds to blend.
• 4 refrigerate, covered, for at least 2 hours or overnight.
• 5 set a 10-inch, non-stick crepe pan over moderately high heat, then spray with non-stick vegetable spray.
• 6 when the pan is hot, remove the pan from the heat and add 2 tablespoons of batter, swirling to coat the bottom of the pan.
• 7 cook for 1 1/2 minutes and lightly browned.
• 8 set aside on a plate, cooked side up, and continue with the remainder of the batter.
• 9 in a small saucepan, cover the cherries with water and bring to a boil.
• 10 remove from the heat and let rest.
• 11 in a bowl, mix together the cream cheese, vanilla, sugar and egg until blended.
• 12 gently mix in the pot, farmer or cottage cheese.
• 13 drain the cherries and fold inches.
• 14 place 2 tablespoons of cherry filling in the lower center of the blintz.
• 15 fold up once from the bottom then fold over the sides.
• 16 roll up the rest of the way.
• 17 repeat with the rest.
• 18 heat 1 tablespoon of canola oil and 1 tablespoon of butter in a pan.
• 19 in 4 small batches, fry the blintzes fold side down until golden brown.
• 20 gently flip to fry the other side.
• 21 serve with sour cream or yogurt.