Chanukah - nonfat cheese blintzes

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Nonfat Cheese Blintzes

 

Recipe By :Annabel Cohen, Food Writer: " Hanukkah recipes "

Serving Size : 16 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Chanukah Side Dishes

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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Crepes:

2 cups skim or nonfat milk

1 cup flour

2 egg whites

2 teaspoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

Nonstick vegetable oil cooking spray

Filling:

1 pound nonfat cottage cheese

8 ounces nonfat cream cheese

4 egg whites

or egg substitute equivalent to 2 eggs

1/2 cup sugar -- may double

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1 tablespoon freshly grated orange peel

or 1 teaspoon ground dried orange peel

Assembly:

Butter-flavored nonstick vegetable oil cooking spray

 

To prepare the crepes: Pour the milk into the bowl of a food processor or the

pitcher of a blender. Add the flour and process until smooth. Add the egg

whites, sugar and salt and process until smooth. Chill for 2 hours.

 

Spray a 10-inch nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Place it over

medium-high heat and heat until hot. Pour about 1/4 cup of the crepe batter into

the center of the skillet. Pick up the pan and rotate it to spread the batter

around the skillet to make a very thin pancake. Place over the heat. When

bubbles appear on the surface of the pancake and the top is dry, quickly turn

over the pancake with a spatula to lightly brown the other side. Turn the crepe

onto a plate to cool. Repeat with the remaining batter.

 

(The crepe-making technique takes practice, and the first few almost never turn

out right. The number of finished crepes will depend on the size of the skillet

you use and the number of practice crepes you make.)

 

To prepare the filling: Combine all of the filling ingredients, stirring well

until mixed.

To assemble the blintzes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Spray a baking pan or sheet with butter-flavored nonstick cooking spray; set

aside.

Place one crepe on a flat surface. Spoon 2-3 tablespoons of filling in a line

down one edge of the crepe. Begin rolling the crepe over the filling, tucking in

the sides as you go, egg-roll style. Place the rolled blintz on the prepared

pan, seam side down. Repeat with the remaining crepes and filling.

 

Spray the tops of the blintzes with a little more butter-flavored spray and bake

for 15-20 minutes until lightly browned. Remove from the oven and serve hot with

unsweetened applesauce.

 

146 calories (1% from fat), trace of fat (trace of sat. fat), 22 grams

carbohydrate, 12 grams protein, 300 mg sodium, 3 mg cholesterol, 262 mg calcium,

trace of fiber.

 

Source:

" Detroit Free Press December 9, 1998 "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 104 Calories; trace Fat (2.8% calories

from fat); 9g Protein; 16g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 3mg Cholesterol;

256mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 0 Fruit; 0 Non-Fat

Milk; 0 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

 

NOTES : It's customary during the eight-day observance to eat dairy-based foods

and foods cooked in oil. Here is a low-fat version of a traditional dish. Cook's

note: Blintzes are crepes filled with a sweetened cheese mixture. For a

variation, use orange juice for 1 cup of the milk in the batter. Tested by Susan

Selasky for the Free Press Test Kitchen

 

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