Cheese and Lemon Blintzes

Blintzes make a traditional Shavuot holiday breakfast or dessert; these thin rolled pancakes are filled with cheese, raisins, and lemon peel.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 4 mins
• Total Time: 34 mins
• Calories: 237 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 eggs
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 2 egg yolks
• cooking spray
• 1 tablespoon butter, or as needed
• 3 tablespoons white sugar, or to taste
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.5 cup raisins
• 0.25 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix flour, eggs, and salt together in a bowl until smooth and creamy.

Step 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.

Step 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.

Step 4

Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook the filled blintzes, turning carefully, until lightly browned, about 30 seconds each.