Crepes With Cottage Cheese Food

COTTAGE CHEESE CREPES

Steps:

• Crack the eggs into a large bowl and whisk until frothy. Whisk in the milk, water and flour along with the salt and stir until smooth. Heat oil in a large skillet, and add a ladle full of batter to the pan. Swish mixture around until a thin layer covers the pan. Cook each side for about 1 minute. Remove and repeat. In another large bowl, combine cottage cheese, eggs yolks, whipping cream and salt and pepper together. Stir to combine everything. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a baking dish. Evenly distribute the filling among the crepes and spread evenly. Fold in the sides and roll up. Place each rolled crepe in the dish, and cover with melted butter. Bake for 20 minutes. For the dill sauce, bring the cream to just a boil, add in dill and salt and pepper. Stir in the slurry and cook until thickened. Serve dill sauce over the cottage cheese crepes and enjoy!

CREPES WITH COTTAGE CHEESE FILLING

Steps:

• For the crepes batter, place all the ingredients except the oil into a blender and blend until smooth and combined.
• Preheat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Slightly brush the skillet with oil and pour about 1/4 - 1/3 cup of the batter on the preheated skillet and swirl it around just to cover the bottom, making the crepe as thin as possible.
• Cook until the top comes to dry and the underside is golden; turn and cook on the second side for about 20 seconds.
• Transfer the crêpe to a plate or a cutting board. Repeat with the remaining batter.

NALYSNYKY (UKRAINIAN CREPES)

Steps:

• TO MAKE CREPES.
• In a bowl, using a hand held electric mixer, beat eggs until light and fluffy.
• Add milk, water, flour and salt and beat until all ingredients are incorporated and batter is smooth.
• Heat a 6 inch frying pan on medium heat.
• Butter the pan lightly and pour about 1/4 cup of batter into the pan, swirling the pan until the batter spreads evenly in the pan.
• Cook crepes on medium heat for about 1 minute or until lightly browned.
• Bake on 1 side only, do not turn over.
• Continue to cook the crepes, buttering the frying pan each time.
• Place the cooked crepes on a platter and keep warm in the oven at 250°F.
• TO MAKE CHEESE FILLING.
• Place the cottage cheese in a cheese cloth and squeeze out as much moisture as possible.
• Transfer the cheese to a mixing bowl.
• Add egg yolks, cream salt, and dill weed and mix to blend well.
• Remove warmed crepes from the oven and increase oven temperature to 350°F.
• Separate and place 1 crepe with the brown side down on a smooth surface.
• Spoon about 1 heaping tablespoon of cheese filling near one edge of the crepe.
• Start rolling the crepe over the filling, tuck in each side to prevent the filling from falling out, and continue to roll.
• Continue to fill and roll the remaining crepes.
• Place the finished nalysnyky into a lightly buttered 13 inch by 9 inch oven proof casserole dish in layers.
• Dot each layer with some butter.
• Bake in preheated 350 F oven for 20 minutes.
• Serve hot with melted butter, a dollop of sour cream or yogurt.

CREPES WITH CHEESE AND RAISINS

Steps:

• Prepare the crepes: In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, eggs and melted butter. Stir until smooth. Add milk and mix well. Strain.
• Heat a 7-inch crepe pan or non-stick omelet pan and melt 1 teaspoon butter over moderate heat. Pour in 2 or 3 tablespoons of batter. Cook the crepe until it is golden brown on the bottom; then flip it, using a spatula. Remove when golden brown on both sides. Continue until all the batter is used.
• In a food processor, combine sugar and lemon zest and process until lemon zest is minced. Add the cheese, butter, 1 egg, and a pinch of salt. Process until cheese is smooth. With the motor running, add the remaining eggs through the feed tube, one at a time. Add creme fraiche and process just to combine. Transfer to a bowl and stir in raisins and vanilla. Refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight.
• Make the glaze: Whisk together eggs and sugar. Whisk in heavy cream. Reserve.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Butter individual gratin dishes. Place about 2 tablespoons of filling in each crepe and roll to enclose. Arrange two or three crepes in each gratin dish.
• Pour glaze over crepes and bake until lightly browned, about 30 minutes.
• Serve in gratin dishes directly from the oven. Top with apricot marmalade.

COTTAGE CHEESE CREPES WITH ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with rack in center. Spread almonds in a single layer on a baking sheet; bake until golden brown, about 8 minutes. Let cool slightly. Reserve 2 tablespoons for garnish.
• In a medium bowl, stir together cottage cheese, sugar, and cinnamon. Stir in almonds. Dollop 2 tablespoons cheese mixture on the short end of each crepe half; carefully roll into a tight cylinder.
• Place crepes, seam side down and 1 inch apart, on a baking sheet. Bake until warmed through and beginning to brown on edges, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat jam and 2 tablespoons water in a small saucepan over medium heat (or in the microwave) until jam is liquefied; whisk to combine. With a thin-edge metal spatula, carefully transfer 2 crepes to each of four plates. Drizzle with apricot sauce; sprinkle with reserved almonds. Serve immediately.

CREPES WITH COTTAGE CHEESE

Steps:

• Saute mushrooms in 2 t. Oleo for 2-3 minute Just until tender. Mix with the cottage cheese and season to taste.
• Put all batter ingredients in a food processor and whiz until smooth.
• Preheat the oven to 350.
• Use the crepe batter to make about 12 thin crepes.
• Put a little of the mushroom mixture in the middle of each crepe, dividing it evenly among them. Roll the crepes up and place them side by side in a shallow casserole. Pour some yogurt that's been whipped over them. Cover tightly with with foil and bake for 20-30 minute until heated through.

COTTAGE CHEESE CREPE FILLING

Steps:

• Blend together ingredients well.
• Use filling right away, do not freeze.