Grandpa's Blintzes

Every summer as a kid I spent a few weeks or more with my grandparents, and Grandpa's blintzes were one of my highlights. Now as a dad, I've instituted Saturday blintzes as one of our family traditions. It's been a few years now and definitely something the kids look forward to!

If you google "blintzes" you'll find that they are typically savory, often with a cheese-based filling. But when I eat them, syrup is my topping of choice. Is this actually a crêpe, then? Well, Grandpa always called them blintzes, so there.

So if you want to be the hero in your house, try your hand at these blintzes. They're easy and won't disappoint!

Step 1: Mixin'

Okay, so here's what you need. Mix all this together in a - hmm, how about a mixing bowl:

1 3/4 cup flour
2 1/2 cup milk (adjust as needed: you want it like cream, able to pour but not runny)
2 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla

Comments

[willow.narwhal]

Blintzes are really just crepes with a cheese filling of some kind. Nutella, strawberries (cut up and lightly coated with sugar, then left overnight), bananas, and most "butters", like mango butter and pumpkin butter, that you find at Trader Joe's are all great, sweet toppings. I'm going to try combinations of egg, cheese, and tofu tomorrow morning for some savory crepes.. I'll let you know how it goes! c:

[kpolzounov]

Well crepes are basically copied from "blintzes" or "blini" as they are called in Russia

[willow.narwhal]

They're really similar, though. I would absolutely call this recipe a crepe if it wasn't already called a blintz. I'm not from Russia or France, so I can't tell you the real difference, but I'd say there isn't much of one, no matter how they each originated.

[NoFiller]

My grandma used to make blintzes filled with ricotta cheese (mixed with a little sugar and lemon zest) served with black currant jelly. So good! They've become a family tradition, which unfortunately we only make once a year on boxing day.

[billymaysheeer]

these came out exactly like pancakes for me. like, no difference.
i give up on cooking. xD

[offseid]

Sometimes that happens to me. It can happen if your batter is too thick or if the heat is too high. If the heat's too high, the batter starts to solidify before I've had enough time to swirl it around to the edges of the pan, resulting in - yeah, pancakes.

[CatTrampoline]

What a nice way to feel connected to grandpa/great grandpa. I was hearing Wayne Harley Brachman's voice (Melting Pot chef) in my head as I read this recipe :-)

[cenejac]

That is not blintzes that is Palacinka (Palačinka) thats like Pancakes but not so thick

[offseid]

Well like I said, my grandpa (German/Polish descent) always called them blintzes. Call them anything you want in your recipe book! :)

[charvie]

Looks delicious!