Blinis

Name: Blinis
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves to serve 4
Ingredients: ½ oz yeast; 12 oz plain flour (all-purpose flour); just under one pint milk; 4 medium eggs; salt

Ready in 20 mins + waiting

Recipe by Graham

Blinis are the perfect accompaniment to smoked salmon and soured cream. You can make up a batch of these blinis for a party - if you have too many you can freeze them.

Preparation Time

10 Minutes + waiting

Cooking Time

10 Minutes

Ingredients for Blinis

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To serve 4:

½ oz yeast
12 oz plain flour (all-purpose flour)
just under one pint milk
4 medium eggs
salt

How to Cook Blinis

Sift 8oz (225g) of the flour into a mixing bowl and stir in the yeast till well mixed. Warm ½ pint (285ml) of the milk in a pan (or microwave) until luke warm and stir into the flour to create a thin paste. Leave this paste to ferment at warm room temperature for two hours.
Add the remaining 4oz (115g) of flour, the yolks from TWO eggs and a pinch of salt. Warm the remaining ¼ pint (145ml) milk so it is just tepid and mix everything together without letting it acquire any body. Whisk the whites from ALL FOUR eggs and stir into the mix.
Let the preparation ferment again for half an hour at room temperature. Cook the blinis quickly on a hot-plate or large, flat-bottomed frying pan (just like pancakes). Serve while warm.

GRAHAM'S HOT TIP:
Add the remaining egg yolks to an omelette. They will keep in a fridge for a couple of days if you cover them with cling film that is actually touching the yolk (i.e. no air getting in).