Mango Blintz

To prepare pancakes, mix flour, 3 teaspoons sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, cinnamon, and cardamom in a medium bowl. Whisk in milk, 1 tablespoon butter, and the egg to make a smooth thin batter. Cover and set aside for 30 minutes. To cook pancakes, heat a non-stick crepe pan or small skillet over medium-high heat. Whisk batter, adding a tablespoon of water if it needs to be thinned slightly. Brush pan with butter. Working quickly, pour 2 tablespoons batter into hot pan, tilting to let the batter spread into a thin layer covering the bottom of the pan. Cook for about 1 minute, then turn and cook for about 1 minute more. Repeat with remaining butter and batter, keeping pancakes covered with a slightly moistened towel. To prepare the filling, whisk together cream cheese, ricotta cheese, Manchego cheese, egg yolks, vanilla, anise, and the remaining sugar and salt; carefully fold in mango. To assemble blintzes, spoon 2 large tablespoons of filling in the lower third of a pancake. Fold in the left and right edges about 2 inches into the center. Roll from the bottom edge to the top to make an egg roll shaped blintz. Repeat with remaining pancakes and filling. To finish blintzes, warm a medium size non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add a tablespoon of butter to pan; add blintzes and cook until golden brown on all sides (working in batches if necessary).