INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

FILLING
CREPES
COMPOTE
ASSEMBLY
Filling:
If using cottage cheese, place in center of kitchen towel, gather
towel around cheese and squeeze to remove excess moisture. Measure 2
1/2 cups packed cottage cheese (reserve remainder for another use).
Combine 1 1/4 pounds hoop cheese or 2 1/2 cups packed dry cottage
cheese and sugar in processor; blend well. Add eggs and salt; process
until almost smooth, scraping down sides of bowl occasionally.
Transfer to bowl. Cover and refrigerate. (Can be prepared 1 day
ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
Crepes:
Combine 1 1/2 cups water and eggs in blender. Add flour, sugar and
salt. Blend on lowspeed until very smooth, stopping occasionally to
scrape down sides of container. Pour batter into medium bowl. Let
stand at room temperature at least 1 hour and up to 2 hours, stirring
occasionally.
Heat 10-inch nonstick skillet over high heat. Brush very lightly with
oil. Transfer 3 tablespoons batter to small cup. Working quickly,
pour batter into center of skillet; tilt and shake skillet to spread
batter into 7-inch round. Reduce heat to medium-high and cook crepe
until bottom is speckled brown, about 45 seconds. Loosen sides of
crepe with spatula and turn out onto paper towel, cooked side up.
Cover with paper towel. Repeat with remaining batter, brushing pan
occasionally with oil and layering crepes between paper towels.
Place 1 crepe cooked side up on work surface. Place 1/4 cup filling in
3-inch-long log just below center. Fold bottom of crepe over filling.
Fold sides in. Roll crepe up, enclosing filling completely. Transfer
blintz to plastic-lined platter. Repeat with remaining filling and
crepes. (Can be prepared ahead. Cover and chill overnight or freeze
up to 1 month. Do not thaw frozen blintzes before cooking.)
Compote:
Combine all berries, sugar and lemon peel in large bowl. Let stand at
room temperature until berries defrost, sugar dissolves and juices
form in bowl, stirring occasionally, about 1 1/2 hours.
Strain berry mixture thoroughly, reserving juices. Place cornstarch in
heavy medium saucepan. Gradually add reserved juices to cornstarch,
whisking until smooth. Whisk over high heat until syrup boils and is
thick and clear, about 2 minutes. Transfer to bowl. Cool 15 minutes.
Mix berries into syrup. Adjust tartness with lemon juice. (Can be
prepared 3 hours ahead. Cover and chill.)
Assembly:
Pour oil into 2 large nonstick skillets to depth of scant 1/8 inch;
heat over medium-low heat until hot. Place blintzes seam down in
skillets. Cook until bottoms are brown and crisp, shaking pans gently
and moving blintzes occasionally to prevent sticking, about 6 minutes
(for frozen blintzes, cover skillet for first 6 minutes). Using
spatula, turn blintzes over; cook until blintzes are brown and crisp
and blintzes feel firm when lightly pressed, about 5 minutes.
Transfer to paper towel-lined platter. Place 2 blintzes on each
plate. Spoon compote over blintzes. Top with sour cream. Sprinkle
with lemon peel.
Makes 13. Bon Apetite, Dec 1992.

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