Hungarian Deserts

The best part of the Hungarian recipes is the Hungarian desserts. There are numerous recipes and it is a tough job to rate the Hungarian desserts in terms of their taste. Like other Hungarian cuisines, the desserts too require ingredients that are high on calorie. Here is an easy recipe of a Hungarian dessert, Hungarian Blintz Loaf or Palacsinta Felfujt.

Batter for Hungarian Blintz Loaf

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup orange juice
3/4 cup sour cream
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter or margarine, softened
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder

Filling for Hungarian Blintz Loaf

1 cup (8 ounces) small-curd cottage or ricotta cheese
2 tablespoons sugar
1 large egg yolk
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice or ground cinnamon (optional)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation of Hungarian Blintz Loaf

Mix all the ingredients for making the batter into a smooth paste with a mixer or a blender and do the same with the Filling ingredients, but separately. Grease a nine inch baking tray with butter or oil and pre heat oven to 350 Fahrenheit. Now pour the batter mix into the greased pan and on top of it pour the filling mix. The two might get a little mixed. Bake the mixture until they become light brown in color. It takes about an hour to bake.

Hungarian Blintz Loaf is ready to be served and may be topped with raw fruit slices or fruit sauce. The amount of ingredients listed above make for six to eight servings.