Evans Blinis Recipes

EASY BLINI (RUSSIAN PANCAKE)

Steps:

• Combine flour, salt, and baking powder in a bowl.
• Whisk 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk, egg, and 1 tablespoon melted butter together in a separate bowl. Mix into the flour mixture until batter is fully combined.
• Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium-low heat. Drop batter, 1 tablespoon at a time, onto the heated skillet. Cook until bubbles form, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Flip and continue cooking until brown, about 1 minute more. Lay on plate lined with a paper towel to help soak up excess butter. Repeat with the remaining batter.

BLINIS

Steps:

• Cream the yeast with a little milk, then add the remaining milk, the egg yolks and sour cream.
• Sift the flour and salt into a bowl and add the yeast mixture. Stir to make a thick batter. Leave for at least 1 hour in a warm place. The batter should now look bubbly. Stir well. Just before cooking, whisk the egg whites until stiff and fold them into the batter.
• Heat a little oil in the pan and pour off any excess. Then pour in a tablespoon of batter. Turn the pancake over when it shows bubbles on the top side. Cook lots. One bliny is never enough.

MINI BLINIS FOR BRUNCH

Steps:

• Combine cream cheese, sugar and yolks in mixing bowl and beat until smooth.
• Flatten each slice of bread with rolling pin and spread with some of cream cheese mixture.
• Roll jelly roll fashion and dip in melted butter.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar to taste.
• (If preparing ahead, place in a single layer on baking sheet and freeze. When solidly frozen, transfer to plastic bags and return to freezer until ready to use).
• When ready to serve, preheat oven to 400°F.
• Leave blinis whole or cut each in half and place on baking sheet.
• Bake until light golden brown, fresh blinis 8 to 10 minutes, or frozen blinis (thawing is unnecessary) 10 to 15 minutes.
• Serve hot accompanied by sour cream and jelly on the side.
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