Blintz Casserole

A luscious Jewish-style blintz bake with layers of cottage cheese and farmer's cheese filling under a golden egg batter, topped with warm blueberry pie filling.

OtherVegetarianIntermediate60 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 1 lb creamed cottage cheese
  • 1 lb farmer's cheese, shredded
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 0.5 cup granulated sugar
  • 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1 cup butter, melted and cooled
  • 2 eggs (for batter)
  • 0.3 cup milk
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 0.5 cup sugar (for batter)
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract (for batter)
  • 1 large can blueberry pie filling
  • 0.5 tsp grated lemon peel

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 300°F. In a large bowl, combine cottage cheese, farmer's cheese, 2 eggs, salt, sugar, vanilla, and lemon juice. Blend well and set aside.

  2. 2

    Grease a 2-quart long baking dish.

  3. 3

    In a large bowl, combine the batter ingredients (eggs, milk, baking powder, sugar, flour, vanilla) until blended.

  4. 4

    Pour half the batter into the prepared pan. Spread all the cheese filling on top. Carefully pour remaining batter over the filling without mixing.

  5. 5

    Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Bake 45 to 60 minutes. Warm blueberry filling with lemon peel and serve over casserole.