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Orange and Walnut Blintzes

Orange and Walnut Blintzes is a traditional American recipe for a classic Jewish-inspired dish of blintz pancake filled with a cheese, walnut and orange filling that's then lightly-fried to warm through. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic American dish of: Orange and Walnut Blintzes.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

40 minutes

Total Time:

60 minutes

Makes:

12

Rating:

Tags : Cheese RecipesCake RecipesUSA Recipes

Blintzes are a classic Jewish crêpe-like pancake based on the Eastern European blin. (The name itself derived from the Yiddish ['blintze']). Although East European blinis are made with a yeast batter, blintzes typically are not and are often served at the Jewish festival of Shavuot. Though Blintzes can be served plain they are often stuffed with a filling before being oven-baked and served. The recipe given here is for the plain pancake, but there are many recipes for filled blintzes on this site.

Ingredients:

12 Blintzes or crêpes
450g cottage cheese
200g cream cheese
75g ground walnuts
2 egg yolks
1 tbsp caster sugar
zest of 2 oranges
icing sugar, to dust

Method:

Combine the cheeses in a sieve and leave over the sink to drain for at least 2 hours. Transfer the cheeses to a bowl and beat until smooth then combine with the egg yolks, sugar and orange zest. Beat until smooth then fold-in the ground walnuts.

Taking one blintz at a time, place 2 tablespoons of the filling on one half of the pancake then fold the edge nearest the filling over the filling then tuck-in the top and bottom and roll into a slim sausage.

Add a little butter to a frying pan and gently use this to fry the blintzes until warmed through. Serve on plates, dusted with icing sugar. If desired they can be served with blueberry sauce or elderberry sauce.