Blinchiiki With Tvorog

Submitted by Chef #904954

"This is an athentic russian recipe used since 19 century. Filling can be made either from tvorog or meat or cheese/cream cheese mixture"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Yields: 12 pieces
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup milk
• 3 eggs
• 1 dash salt
• oil, to fry

• Filling

• 200 g cottage cheese (tvorog is better)
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 100 g poppy seeds
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 teaspoon sugar

• PoppySeed Filling

• 1 1⁄4 cups ground poppy seeds
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1⁄4 cup superfine sugar
• 6 tablespoons raisins
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon rum
• 5 tablespoons honey

directions

1. FILLING DIRECTIONS:

2. Put ground poppy seeds and raisins in hot milk and heat until dense, add sugar and cool down. Combine the mixture with tvorog and 2 yolks.Sift flour in a bowl, add milk and salt. Stir in 1 whole egg and 2 whites and knead dough. Bake thin pancakes, but fry only on one side. Put a pancake fried side on a plate, spread the filling and roll into a log. Put all the rolls on a baking sheet, brush with butter and bake in the oven. Serve with milk or juice.

3. POPPY SEED FILLING DIRECTIONS:

4. In a nut/spice or coffee grinder, finely grind poppy seeds.
5. Using a small saucepan, add the milk with the sugar. Bring to a boil and add the poppy seeds and raisins. Simmer for a few minutes, stirring constantly, then remove from the heat and stir in the lemon zest, rum, and honey. Allow filling to cool for 10 minutes before using.
6. You can make more or less of them depending on the thinkness of the dough and amount of filling you put ito each piece.