cheese blintz
Today, it’s time to correct one of the greatest oversights of the last 7.5 years on this website — sorry, no, not the grammar or excesses of commas and em-dashes, oops, there I did it again — we’re going to talk about cheese blintzes. I mean, really, what have I been waiting for? I’ve got all of the bases covered that would prequalify me for a cheese blintz proclivity: I love crêpes and Eastern European food, I’m Jewish, married to a Russian, had a deep cheese blintz addiction* when I was pregnant, and our little predictably cut his teeth on grandma’s homemade cheese blintzes (and ). And with this, I think we can isolate the real reason I’ve never made cheese blintzes for you: I don’t have to, because my mother-in-law makes them for us.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 14 of 15 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Ricotta Cheese | 1/2 cup (124g) part-skim | 174 |
| Milk Fat | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Mascarpone | 2 tbsp (28g) | 120 |
| Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Yogurt | 170g plain Greek | 100 |
| Cream Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 99 |
| Cottage Cheese | 1/2 cup (113g) 2% | 98 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Wheat | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
- 1 cup milk (fat level shouldn’t matter, but I use whole)
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (I swap 1/3 to 1/2 regularly with whole wheat, and did so here)
- Few pinches of salt
- 2 cups farmer’s cheese, quark, a thicker cottage cheese or ricotta
- 6 tablespoons sour cream, mascarpone, creme fraiche or softened cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (or more to taste, see Note up top)
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract (if desired)
- Few gratings fresh lemon zest (if desired)
- 2 large egg yolks or 1 large egg (optional, see Note up top)