Tag: blintzes


  • Nalysnyky vs Blintzes: Two Filled Crepes, Two Kitchens

    Skip to main content Part of our Heritage Kitchen Glossary – short guides to the ingredients and techniques behind Eastern European cooking. Put nalysnyky and blintzes side by side and they look like the same dish twice: a thin crepe wrapped around fresh white cheese. They are relatives. The blintz is thought to have started…

  • What Is Farmer’s Cheese? The Fresh Curd Behind Blintzes and Nalysnyky

    Skip to main content Part of our Heritage Kitchen Glossary – short guides to the ingredients and techniques behind Eastern European cooking. The short answer Farmer’s cheese is a pressed cottage cheese, with less moisture and a firmer texture than ordinary cottage cheese. In Ukrainian it is syr. It is the classic filling of blintzes…

  • Traditional Blintzes Recipe: The Cheese-Filled Pancake of the Shavuot Table

    Skip to main content Skip to ingredients Skip to instructions Skip to nutrition information Jump to Ingredients Jump to Instructions Jump to Recipe Card Jump to Nutrition Active time: ~45 minutes | Total time: ~1¼ hours (including resting the batter) | Serves: 6 (about 12 blintzes, 2 per serving) | Difficulty: Moderate Quick Overview Whisk…