Name: Chef John's Cheese Blintzes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: Milk - 1 cup; All-purpose flour - 1 cup; Cold water - ¼ cup; Eggs - 3 large; Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons; White sugar - 1 tablespoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Vanilla extract - ¼ teaspoon; Cooking spray - ¼ teaspoon; Butter, or as needed - 1 tablespoon; Ricotta cheese, strained if wet - 1 ½ cups; Cream cheese, at room temperature - ½ cup; Egg - 1 large; Powdered sugar, divided, or more as needed - 3 tablespoons; Lemon, zested - 1 medium; Salt - 1 pinch

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20 min.

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Ingredients for - Chef John's Cheese Blintzes

1. Milk - 1 cup

2. All-purpose flour - 1 cup

3. Cold water - ¼ cup

4. Eggs - 3 large

5. Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons

6. White sugar - 1 tablespoon

7. Salt - ½ teaspoon

8. Vanilla extract - ¼ teaspoon

9. Cooking spray - ¼ teaspoon

10. Butter, or as needed - 1 tablespoon

11. Ricotta cheese, strained if wet - 1 ½ cups

12. Cream cheese, at room temperature - ½ cup

13. Egg - 1 large

14. Powdered sugar, divided, or more as needed - 3 tablespoons

15. Lemon, zested - 1 medium

16. Salt - 1 pinch

How to cook deliciously - Chef John's Cheese Blintzes

1. Stage

Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

2. Stage

Make the batter: Combine milk, flour, water, eggs, oil, sugar, salt, and vanilla in a blender. Blend until completely smooth, 1 or 2 minutes, scraping down the sides as needed. Let batter sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

3. Stage

Meanwhile, make the filling: Whisk ricotta cheese, cream cheese, egg, 2 tablespoons powdered sugar, lemon zest, and salt together in a mixing bowl until thoroughly combined. Cover and refrigerate until needed. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

4. Stage

When batter has rested, heat a 10-inch, nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Spray with cooking spray and pour in about 1/4 cup batter. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

5. Stage

Immediately swirl batter around to coat the bottom of the skillet. Cook until the surface looks dry, about 1 minute. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

6. Stage

Flip crêpe and briefly cook the other side, about 30 seconds. Transfer to a plate. Repeat to cook and stack remaining crêpes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

7. Stage

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking dish. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

8. Stage

Spoon 3 to 4 tablespoons filling onto each crêpe, about 1 inch from the edge nearest you. Fold the edge over filling and flatten slightly. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

9. Stage

Fold in both sides, then roll crêpe into a small filled rectangle (blintz), ending with the seam on the bottom. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

10. Stage

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, cook several blintzes at a time until golden brown, turning gently, about 1 minute per side. Transfer to the prepared baking dish. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

11. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven to firm up the filling, about 12 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

12. Stage

Cool blintzes for 10 minutes, then dust lightly with remaining powdered sugar and serve. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios