Cheese and Lemon Blintzes
Description
Blintzes make a traditional Shavuot holiday breakfast or dessert; these thin rolled pancakes are filled with cheese, raisins, and lemon peel.
Ingredients
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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3 eggs
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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cooking spray
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2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
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1/2 cup raisins
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3 tablespoons white sugar, or to taste
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2 egg yolks
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1 tablespoon lemon zest
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 tablespoon butter, or as needed
Directions
1
Mix flour, eggs, and salt together in a bowl until smooth and creamy.
2
Lightly coat a small skillet with cooking spray. Pour 2 to 3 tablespoons of batter into the skillet. Swirl around until even and then place skillet over medium heat. Cook until sides begin to curl away, about 2 minutes. Turn and cook other side until lightly browned, about 1 minute more. Put onto a plate.
3
Mix cream cheese, raisins, sugar, egg yolks, lemon peel, vanilla extract, and cinnamon together in a bowl to make the filling. Place 2 to 3 teaspoons of filling on each blintz and roll up like a small burrito.
4
Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook the filled blintzes, turning carefully, until lightly browned, about 30 seconds each.