Recipe: Baked Blintz

Baked Blintz

Filling:
1 6oz pkg. cream cheese (room temp.)
1 cup lowfat cottage cheese
1 egg beaten
1 T. sugar
1 Tsp. vanilla

Batter:
1/2 C butter or margarine (room temp.)
1/3 C sugar
4 eggs
1 C flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 C plain yogurt
1/2 C lowfat sour cream
1/2 C orange juice

Preheat oven to 375F. Butter and flour a large casserole dish (9x13). In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, add cottage cheese, egg, sugar and vanilla, mix well and set aside.

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time beating well. Add flour and baking powder. Mix in sour cream and yogurt and add orange juice.

Pour 1/2 of batter into prepared casserole dish, layer in filling and then top with remaining batter. Bake 45-50 minutes until lightly browned. Slice into squares and serve with a dollop of sour cream and yogurt and fresh berry preserves