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Blinis
To be made with the plate for 6
About 20 blinis • Cooking time: 2 1/2 min. on each side
Caucasus blinis
•300 g plain flour • 2 eggs • 10 g fresh yeast • 1/2 litre milk • 1 knob of melted butter • 1/2 tsp salt
Blend the yeast with 3 tablespoons of lukewarm milk and leave to stand for 10 min. Place the flour in a bowl and make a hollow in the centre. A little at a time, mix in the remaining milk. Add the yeast, egg yolks, melted butter and salt. Leave to stand in a warm place for about 1 hour.
Just before cooking the blinis, beat the egg whites until stiff and fold into the batter. Serve the blinis with caviar.
Buckwheat blinis
•200 g buckwheat flour • 100 g plain flour • 3 eggs • 300 ml milk • 10 g fresh yeast • salt
Blend the yeast with 75 ml/3 tablespoons of lukewarm milk and leave to stand for 10 min. In a bowl, mix the two flours together. Make a hollow in the centre and mix in the milk, egg yolks, yeast and pinch of salt. Leave to stand in a warm place for about 1 hour.
Just before cooking the blinis, beat the egg whites until stiff and fold into the batter. Serve the blinis with caviar and soured cream, smoked salmon, halibut, bream or eel.
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