Apple Blintzes With Caramel Sauce

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 4 large golden delicious apples, cored, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch dices (about 2 lbs)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup apple cider
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 (4 1/2 ounce) package ready-to-use square crepes (10 7-inch crepes)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• sour cream, for serving

Recipe

• 1 ---------filling-------.
• 2 heat butter and sugar in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• 3 add apples; cook 10-12 minutes , until tender.
• 4 remove from heat; top with cinnamon.
• 5 let cool.
• 6 --------sauce--------.
• 7 heat sugar and water in medium-size heavy-bottomed saucepan (not nonstick) over medium-high heat until mixture turns amber, 12-15 minutes , swirling the pan occasionally, and not stirring.
• 8 carefully add cider; simmer until sauce consistency of pancake syrup, about another 5 minutes (sugar should be completely dissolved).
• 9 stir in salt, let cool.
• 10 --------blintzes--------.
• 11 spoon about 1/3 cup filling into the center of each crepe.
• 12 fold sides of each crepe around filling to form square package.
• 13 refrigerate the packages until ready to cook.
• 14 heat butter and vegetable oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• 15 carefully add blintzes, seam side down; cook about 2 minutes per side or until crispy and browned.
• 16 remove to paper towels; gently pat the blintzes dry serve immediately with caramel sauce and sour cream.
• 17 if sauce thickens too much, microwave for about 15 seconds; sauce should be served at room temperature.