Best Blintzes Nalesniki Recipes

POLISH NALESNIKI (BLINTZ) SWEET CHEESE FILLING

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Place the cheeses in the bowl of a food processor and puree until smooth.
• Add the remaining ingredients and process until fluffy.
• Use in crepes or other filled dumplings.
• Enjoy.

BLINTZES (NALESNIKI)

Steps:

• 1. First, you need to decide how many blintzes you'd like to make! I usually make the recipe x 5 or 6 because I like to have some for a few days. The recipe x 5 or 6 will make roughly 20 blintzes. It also depends on how much cheese you have, but don't worry. If you don't have enough cheese, you can fill them with other fillings....see below.
• 2. Recipe x 3: 9 eggs, 9 T. flour, 1 1/2 cup milk, 3 T. sugar. Recipe x 4: 12 eggs, 12 T. flour, 2 cups milk, 4 T. sugar. Recipe x 5: 15 eggs, 15 T. flour, 2 1/2 cups milk, 5 T. sugar. Recipe x 6: 18 eggs, 18 T. flour, 3 cups milk, 6 T. sugar.
• 3. In a large bowl, mix eggs with a hand mixer.
• 4. Add sugar, flour and milk. Mix well with the hand mixer.
• 5. In a separate bowl, mix the cheese, egg, cinnamon, sugar and sour cream together with hand mixer, until creamy. If it's not creamy enough, you can add more sour cream, but don't overdo it because the cheese will be too soft. Set aside for use later.
• 6. Preheat a medium or large sized pan. Spray with cooking spray.
• 7. Using a ladle, scoop small amounts of the egg liquid onto the hot pan. Move the pan around to cover evenly. Cook each side for about half a minute to a minute, turning once with a spatula.
• 8. After each blintz, spray the pan with cooking spray to prevent sticking.
• 9. Have a plate ready to put each cooked blintz onto after they are done cooking.
• 10. Once all the blintzes are ready, you are ready to fill them with the cheese filling.
• 11. Starting at one end, put a large spoonful and spread from one end to the other, but not covering the whole blintz. Carefully, fold the edges in about an inch or so and roll the blintz to form a long package. You can also fold them to form squares....folding all sides to make a square.
• 12. You are all done....now it's time to enjoy!! If you run out of cheese and have blintzes left, you can fill them with jam or Nutella as well. They are best served warm. You can add whipped topping or powdered sugar as well. I like to add Cinnamon sugar to the top of mine! Enjoy!

POLISH NALESNIKI

Steps:

• Process ricotta cheese and cream cheese in a food processor until smooth and creamy; add egg yolk, melted butter, sugar, vanilla extract, and salt and process until fluffy.
• Divide cheese mixture between the crepes. Spread filling into a thin layer and roll crepes around the filling.
• Melt 1 teaspoon butter in a skillet over medium heat. Fry 3 crepes in melted butter until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes per side; repeat with remaining butter and crepes.

CHEESE BLINTZES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a medium bowl, beat together 4 eggs, water, milk, salt, and flour until well-mixed. Don't over-beat. It's okay if small particles of flour remain as they will be absorbed during the resting period.
• Let the batter rest at room temperature for at least 30 minutes.
• Heat a small skillet (about 7 inches in diameter) and add a pat of butter.
• Whisk the batter until smooth.
• Pour about 1/4 cup batter into the pan and swirl it around, pouring off excess. Make sure not to let it brown.
• Flip and cook the other side for a few seconds.
• Then, turn the blintz out onto a towel.
• Repeat with remaining batter and pats of butter, staggering the crepes one on top of each other.
• In a large bowl, mix together cheese, melted butter, 1 egg yolk, vanilla, and sugar until well-incorporated.
• To assemble, place one blintz on a work surface and place 1 to 2 tablespoons of filling in a line close to the edge nearest to you.
• Fold envelope-style.
• Roll up, and continue with remaining blintzes and filling.
• Fry the filled blintzes in butter until golden brown.
• Serve with optional sour cream and/or fresh or canned fruit toppings. Enjoy!