Heat oven to 350°F; butter 9-by-13-inch dish. Arrange frozen blintzes seam-side down in one layer; use larger shallow dish if needed to avoid stacking.
Whisk sour cream, eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, zest, and salt smooth.
Pour custard between and over blintzes; gently tilt dish to fill gaps.
Bake 50 to 60 minutes, loosely foil-tenting once top golden. Check central blintz filling reaches 165°F and surrounding custard set.
Rest 10 minutes; divide into eight portions of one and a half blintzes, halving some.