Cheese Blintz Soufflés With Blueberry Balsamic Sauce Food

CHEESE BLINTZ SOUFFLéS WITH BLUEBERRY BALSAMIC SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, stir together sugar, cornstarch and water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until sugar dissolves.
• Stir in blueberries and cook, stirring occasionally for 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low, add butter and stir until melted. Stir in balsamic vinegar. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter 6 individual (6- to 8-ounce) soufflé dishes or 6 large ramekins.
• Using an electric mixer or food processor, blend together the eggs, sour cream, orange juice, butter, 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar and baking powder.
• Add flour and blend until smooth. Pour half the batter (about 1/4 cup each) into the prepared baking dishes.
• Beat together the cream cheese, cottage cheese, egg yolks, vanilla and remaining 1/2 tablespoon sugar. Drop by spoonfuls over the top of the batter in the baking dishes.
• Gently drizzle remaining batter over the top (about 1/4 cup per dish).
• Put ramekins on a large baking sheet and bake uncovered, for 30 to 35 minutes or until puffed, set in the center and golden brown.
• Serve with warm sauce spooned over the top. Garnish with additional fresh blueberries.

BAKED BLINTZES WITH FRESH BLUEBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-by-13-inch cake pan or baking dish.
• For the batter, place all the ingredients in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and blend until smooth. (You can also use a blender.) Pour half the batter (about 1 3/4 cups) into the prepared dish and bake for 10 minutes, until set.
• Meanwhile, for the filling, whisk together the ricotta, mascarpone, eggs, and sugar in a large bowl. Add the lemon zest, lemon juice, vanilla, and salt and mix until thoroughly combined. Spread the cheese filling over the baked pancake. Carefully spoon the remaining pancake batter to cover the cheese.
• Return the pan to the oven and continue baking for 35 to 40 minutes, until the top is lightly golden and the filling is almost set. Remove from the oven and allow to stand 10 to 15 minutes. Cut the blintzes in squares and serve warm with the Fresh Blueberry Sauce.
• Combine the orange juice, sugar, and cornstarch in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. When the mixture is translucent and thickened, stir in the blueberries and simmer for 4 to 5 minutes, just until a few berries have burst but most are still whole. Stir in the lemon zest and lemon juice and cool.

BLUEBERRY BLINTZES

Steps:

• Combine the milk, water, eggs, flour, salt and sugar in a blender. Blend on medium speed for 15 seconds, until the batter is smooth and lump-free. Scrape down the sides of the blender and pour in 3 tablespoons of melted butter. Blend it again for a second just to incorporate. Refrigerate the batter for 1 hour to let it rest. If the crepes are made immediately, they have a tendency to be rubbery; when you let the batter rest, the crepes have a better texture and a softer bite.
• Put an 8-inch crepe pan or nonstick skillet over medium heat and brush with a little melted butter for added assurance. Pour 1/4 cup of batter into the pan and swirl it around so it covers the bottom evenly; pour back any excess. Cook for 30 to 45 seconds, until the crepe batter sets. Lightly bang the edge of the pan with a wooden spoon to loosen the crepe; then flip it and cook another 30 seconds. The art of flipping a crepe in the air takes practice, so make sure no one is looking when you get the first one going. If this intimidates you, use a heatproof rubber spatula to loosen and flip the crepe. The crepes should be pliable, not crisp, and lightly brown. Slide them onto a platter and continue making the crepes until all the batter is used. Cover the stack of crepes with a towel to keep them from drying out. This makes 10 crepes.
• Assembly: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Forming the blintzes is kind of like making burritos. Spoon 1/4 cup of the Cheese Filling along the lower third of the crepe. Fold the bottom edge away from you to just cover the filling; then fold the 2 sides in to the center. Roll the crepe away from you a couple of times to make a package, ending with the seam side down. Put an ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Brush with melted butter. Pan-fry the blintzes for 2 minutes per side until crisp and golden.
• Transfer the pan to the oven and bake for 10 minutes so the egg in the filling cooks slightly and the cheese sets. Using a spatula, transfer the blintzes to serving plates. Spoon the Blueberry Sauce on top, dust with confectioners' sugar, and serve right away.
• Serve with chopped banana and remaining Blueberry Sauce. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.
• In a food processor, combine the ricotta cheese, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, lemon zest, and egg and blend until smooth. Chill the filling to firm it up a bit so it doesn't squirt out of the blintzes.
• Combine the butter, blueberries, sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice in a small pot over medium-high heat. Bring up to a low boil and stir gently until the berries break down and release their natural juices. The consistency should remain a bit chunky. It will thicken up when it cools down slightly.

CHEESE BLINTZES WITH BLUEBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Make crêpes
• In blender, combine milk and eggs. Add flour and salt and blend at low speed until smooth, less than 1 minute. Let batter stand 1/2 hour.
• Have ready large plate or platter. Place skillet over moderately high heat, brush lightly with some melted butter, and heat until butter just begins to smoke. Pour 1/4 to 1/3 cup batter into pan, tilting to spread into thin, even layer. Cook until crêpe begins to "blister," edges curl slightly away from skillet, and underside is lightly browned, about 1 to 2 minutes. Use flexible spatula to flip crêpe out of skillet and onto plate, cooked side up.
• Repeat with remaining batter, brushing skillet lightly with melted butter before cooking each crêpe. Stack crêpes, cooked side down, on plate and let cool.
• Make filling
• In large bowl, mash together farmer and cottage cheeses until blended. Add egg yolk, melted butter, sugar, and salt, and mix until combined.
• Place 1 crêpe, cooked side up, on a plate. Place 2 tablespoons filling in center, and fold up bottom to cover filling. Fold down top, then flip over and fold in sides. Flip over again and place on a large plate. Repeat with remaining crêpes and filling. (Can be made up to 1 day ahead; cover and chill until ready to fry.)
• Make sauce
• In large saucepan, combine 3 cups blueberries, sugar, and cornstarch. Set over moderately low heat and stir gently until sugar dissolves. Raise heat to moderately high and boil, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes. Remove from heat and gently stir in remaining blueberries.
• Fry blintzes
• Heat 1 tablespoon butter in iron skillet over moderately high heat. Add 3 blintzes and fry until golden brown on both sides, about 1 to 2 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining blintzes. Serve hot with sauce.

BLUEBERRY CHEESE BLINTZES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Blend all ingredients with a hand blender (or in a food processor) and let batter rest for 20 minutes. If you are whisking by hand, strain batter before resting.
• To make crepes, heat a large non-stick pan over medium heat. Spray with food release, or lightly coat with oil (you will only have to do this every other time).
• Pour 2 ounces of batter into the center of the pan and lift the pan off the heat, swirling the batter around to coat the pan evenly. Return pan to heat and cook crepes for 3 minutes, until edges turn light brown. Gently loosen edges of crepe with a spatula and flip crepe over in pan. If this presents a challenge, simply turn burner down to medium low heat and cook crepe longer on one side, until crepe is completely dry looking (crepe will cook without flipping). Loosen edges of crepe and slide onto a plate to cool. Repeat with remaining batter.
• After crepes have cooled, be sure to wrap well until ready to fill. Do not store in fridge - if not using right away, freeze and thaw when ready to fill.
• Filling:.
• Stir together ricotta, sour cream and sugar. Stir in egg, egg yolk, vanilla and nutmeg.
• To Assemble:.
• Butter a baking pan with melted butter. Place 2 crepes on the counter, with the paler sides facing up. Place about 2 tablespoons fresh blueberries in the center of each crepe and spoon about 3 ounces of the ricotta filling on top of the berries. Fold edges of crepe over 4 times to create a square parcel. Turn parcel over and place in baking pan. Repeat with remaining crepes, placing them very close to each other in the pan.
• Brush tops of blintzes with butter, and sprinkle with a little sugar. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until they puff up like little pillows.
• Serve immediately, dusted generously with icing sugar and with a little blueberry sauce or fresh berries. A scoop of vanilla ice cream also has a place on such a dessert!
• The blintz crepes freeze wonderfully! Similar to classic French crepes, blintz crepes are more tender due to the great amount of butter in them.

CHEESE BLINTZES WITH BLUEBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Make sauce: Wash and crush berries.
• Mix in sugar thru salt and 1¼ cups water and put in saucepan. Bring to a boil and boil 1 minute.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
• Chill.
• Make blintzes: Combine flour and salt, add 1 cup water and mix until smooth.
• Add 4 eggs and beat well.
• Add milk and mix to a thin batter.
• Heat a small amount of shortening in a 6" skillet.
• Pour in ¼ cup batter and cook slowly until pancake is lightly browned on bottom and set on top.
• Turn out with browned side up.
• Repeat, making about 18 pancakes.
• Using a hand mixer, blend cheese through vanilla with remaining egg.
• Put a spoonful of cheese mixture in center of each pancake, fold in ends and roll up.
• Brown in a small amount of hot shortening.
• Serve topped with a dollop of sour cream with cold blueberry sauce over the top.

BLUEBERRY BLINTZ SOUFFLE

Steps:

• In a blender or mixer combine batter ingredients. Blend well, scraping sides occasionally.
• In a large bowl, beat together filling ingredients and set aside.
• Pour half batter into a greased 9x13 inch pan. Drop filling by spoonfulls over the batter. Spread evenly. If using fruit, add now. Pour remaining batter over top. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 50-65 minutes until puffed and light-golden brown. Serve with blueberry sauce.
• Blueberry Sauce:.
• In a small saucepan combine:.
• 1 cup water.
• 1 cup granulated sugar.
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch.
• 1 cup blueberries.
• Cook with medium heat on the stovetop until sauce thickens.
• Keep warm.

CHEESE BLINTZES WITH BLUEBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• FOR THE CREPES, combine the flour, sugar, orange zest, and salt in a medium bowl and stir with a fork to blend.
• In another bowl, lightly beat the eggs, then stir in the milk and melted butter.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir just until evenly mixed.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the batter rest in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before cooking the crepes.
• The batter can be made the night before.
• FOR THE FILLING, combine the cream cheese, cottage cheese, sugar, creme fraiche, zest, and salt in a food processor and pulse for 15 to 20 seconds.
• Scrape down the sides with a rubber spatula and blend until smooth, about another 30 seconds.
• Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
• (The filling can be made a day in advance; let it come to room temperature before filling the blintzes.).
• FOR THE BLUEBERRY SAUCE, combine the blueberries and sugar in a medium saucepan.
• Cook over medium-high heat, stirring often, until the sugar dissolves and the blueberries give off their juice, 5 to 7 minutes, lightly crushing some of the berries against the side of the pan to make a chunky sauce.
• In a small dish, combine the water and cornstarch, stirring to mix.
• Add the cornstarch mixture to the blueberries and stir well.
• Cook until the sauce thickens, 2 to 3 minutes longer, stirring often; set aside in the saucepan.
• TO COOK THE CREPES, heat an 8-inch crepe or omelet pan or medium skillet over medium heat and brush with a little melted butter.
• Stir the crepe batter to remix it.
• Add a scant 1/4 cup of the batter to the hot pan and swirl gently so it thinly and evenly covers the bottom of the pan.
• Cook until the top has turned from shiny to opaque and the edges begin to curl, 1 to 2 minutes, then turn the crepe and cook a minute or so on the other side.
• Slide the crepe onto a plate and continue with the remaining batter, stacking the crepes directly on top of one another as you go.
• It's very common for the first crepe or two to be a total failure, so don't think twice about tossing out early crepes that don't work. You want a total of 12 good crêpes in the end.
• REHEAT THE BLUEBERRY SAUCE over low heat while filling the crepes.
• Lay one crepe on a flat surface and place about 2 tablespoons of the filling in the middle of the crepe.
• Fold both sides inward over the filling, then fold the bottom edge upward, and finally fold the top edge down to form a squarish package.
• Flip the package over so the seams are underneath, and set it on a lightly buttered baking sheet.
• Continue with the remaining crepes and filling.
• Warm the blintzes in a 300°F oven for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
• TO SERVE, SPOON SOME OF THE BLUEBERRY SAUCE onto individual warmed plates, and set 2 blintzes on top of the sauce on each plate.
• Sprinkle powdered sugar over all and serve right away.