Naleśniki z Serem – Polish Crepes with Cheese – Polish Housewife

Naleśniki z Serem – Polish Crepes with Cheese March 6, 2018 by 15 Comments Thought to originate in Central Europe, we know them in the USA by their Yiddish name, Blintzes. These super thin pancakes filled with a ligtly sweet farmer’s cheese were well known in Hungary, Slovakia, Russia, and Poland before the rest of the world discovered Naleśniki z Serem – Polish Crepes with Cheese around 1800. Elegant in appearance, to me, this is typical of Polish desserts, not too sweet, which makes me inclined to give them a drizze of chocolate sauce. 🙂 But that’s just my Americaness, wanting to overdo it with the sweets. Member of Amazon Associate Program, puchases via these links generate revenue to support this website. You could top these with any kind of fruit sauce (canned pie filling), warm jam, or even fresh berries. These are also excellent with a spread of Nutella and banana slices! YUM-O! PS – This isn’t a glamorous, styled video. It was put together quickly because a reader had requested a little more instruction in the cooking proces. It’s like you’re peeking over  my should in the kitchen, complete with barking dogs, and the door bell ringing as my parents arrive for Sunday Dinner. I hope it’s helpful and will encourage you to give these a try! xxx Naleśniki z Serem – Polish Crepes with Cheese Author: Polish Housewife Prep Time: 70 min Cook Time: 10 min Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes Yield: 6 crepes Category: Dessert Cuisine: Polish Thin pancakes filled with lightly sweetened farmer’s cheese, top with a fruit or chocolate sauce for the crepes: for filling: to assemble: Did you make this recipe? I’m not familiar with these but they look absolutely delicious! As does all of your baking. Thank you, Catherine; you’re too kind! ❤️❤️❤️ When living in Pecs, Hungary I could not get these after May 1 because they are “winter food!” How funny. They are more mindful of the seasons in Europe, aren’t they? I had a friend say in October, this will be my last salad until spring. Yummo! These are my favorite. Too bad I can’t get farmer’s cheese where I live but I think I can substitute ricotta. You could certainly substitute ricotta, or make your own farmers cheese. It’s very simple to do. Saving this recipe for future (not too distant!) use. Yum! Thanks for sharing. They look wonderful! I was talking about you yesterday on the plane to NYC – met a newcomer couple to Tucson and the husband is Polish and told me of a Polish resaurdant in Tucson. I , in turn, told them of your blog! Thanks for the plug, David. Is the restaurant Polish Cottage? Looks delicious. I want to try them. How do you make Farmers Cheese. If you used ricotta, how would you measure against Farmers Cheese portions. I would use the same amount of ricotta. Here’s my recipe for farmers cheese: https://polishhousewife.com/twarog-polish-farmers-cheese/ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.