Blini Pancakes
A Russian breakfast. Ready in about 1 hour 38 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 1 hr 33 minPrep (about)
- 5 minCook (about)
- 1 hr 38 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
- 2 ¼ cups buckwheat
- 2 ¾ cups flour
- 1 ½ tbsp yeast
- 4 ¼ cups milk
- ½ cup + 1 ½ tsp butter
- 4 eggs
Spices & seasonings (1): salt
- 2 ¼ tsp salt
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Whisk 1 ½ tbsp yeast, 2 ¼ teaspoons salt, 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour and 2 ¼ cups buckwheat flour in a large bowl.
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Make a well in the center.
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Pour in 4 ¼ cups warm milk.
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Whisk until the batter is smooth.
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Cover the bowl.
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Let the batter rise till doubled, about 1 hour.
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Enrich and Rest the Batter.
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Mix ½ cup + 1 ½ tsp melted butter plus 4 eggs yolk into the batter.
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Whisk 4 eggs white till stiff, but not dry in a separate bowl.
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Fold the whisked egg white in the batter.
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Cover the bowl.
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Let the batter stand 20 minutes.
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Pan-Fry the Blini.
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Heat butter in a large nonstick pan over medium heat.
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Drop quarter-sized dollops of batter in your pan, being careful not to overcrowd your pan.
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Cook for about 1 minute until bubbles form.
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Turn.
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Cook for about 30 more seconds.
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Remove the finished blini onto a plate.
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Cover them using a clean kitchen towel to keep warm.
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Add more butter to the pan.
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Repeat the frying process with the rest of the batter.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.