Better-than-IHOP Cheese Blintzes

By Kayb • March 11, 2011 • 1 Comments

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Author Notes: Back in the day -- OK, back in the Dark Ages -- when I was in college, one of my biggest treats was to go out on Sunday morning, buy a New York Times, and head to IHOP to eat cheese blintzes, drink about a gallon of coffee and read the newspaper. The blintzes were not true blintzes, but something between a crepe and a pancake, wrapped around a cheesy filling. I haven't tried these since I started making my own ricotta, but they're good with the grocery store variety. - Kayb - Kayb

Food52 Review: Being true to their name, Kayb's cheese blintzes are way better than IHOP! The blintzes are stuffed with a lightly sweetened ricotta mixture and topped with a bold combination of raspberry preserves and balsamic vinegar. A satisfying breakfast that's both light and filling. - broccolirose

Serves 2

Pancakes

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon melted butter
1 egg, beaten
1 cup milk

Whisk together flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Set aside.
Beat together egg, milk and butter until well blended. Stir wet ingredients into dry, until well blended.
Film a non-stick saute pan with oil or non-stick spray.Heat over medium high heat.
Pour in about 1/3 cup of batter, to make a 8 or 9-inch thin pancake. Cook until brown on one side, about 1 minute, and flip to brown reverse. Stack pancakes on a plate and keep warm.

Ricotta cheese filling