Blintz Casserole

By stancec44

Ingredients

• Batter:
• Cheese Filling
• 1 1/2 lbs. ricotta cheese
• 2 8-oz packages cream cheese, room temp
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 c. sugar
• 3 1/2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
• 1 tsp. grated lemon peel
• 1 tsp. grated orange peel
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 1 cup flour, sifted
• 1 Tbsp. baking powder
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 1 c. butter, melted
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 c. milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract or 1/2 tsp. almond extract
• 1/3 c. blanched slivered almonds, toasted
• Sour Cream
• Strawberry jam

Preparation

Step 1

For filling:
Using electric mixer, bear all ingredients until blended. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead.)

For batter:
Preheat oven to 300. Butter 9x13" baking pan. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Mix in butter, sugar, eggs , milk and extract.

Pour half the batter into prepared dish. Spoon filling over, spreading gently without mixing into batter. Pour remaining batter over. Bake until set, about 1 1/2 hours. sprinkle with almonds. Cut into squares (and then sprinkle with almonds maybe). Serve warm, pass sour cream and jam separately.