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Ingredients
- 1/3 cup buckwheat flour
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 extra-large egg
- 1/4 pound (1 stick) unsalted butter, clarified, divided
- 1/2 pound smoked salmon, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup creme fraiche or sour cream
- Fresh dill sprig, for garnish
Directions
Combine both flours, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the milk, egg, and 1 tablespoon of the clarified butter, then whisk into the flour mixture. Heat 1 tablespoon of the clarified butter in a medium saute pan and drop the batter into the hot skillet, 1 tablespoon at a time. Cook over medium-low heat until bubbles form on the top side of the blini, about 2 minutes. Flip and cook for 1 more minute, or until brown. Repeat with the remaining batter. (I clean the hot pan with a dry paper towel between batches.) Set aside.
To serve, top the blini with a piece of smoked salmon. Add a dollop of creme fraiche and a sprig of dill.
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By naina_27
on September 04, 2012
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They turned out to be good but nothing mind-blowing. The texture of the blini and the salmon is similar. I'd prefer it with a slightly crunchy base instead of a blini... maybe a not-too-crispy crostini. I also think sour cream would taste better than creme fraiche.. she does mention both in the recipe. I didn't find fresh dill so I used dill paste from a tube. Of course dill would've been nicer.
I used whole wheat flour instead of buckwheat flour and my blinis turned out to be fine. Didn't want to get a pack of buckwheat flour just for one appetizer.
By pattyjustlovesk...
Kirkland, WA
on April 18, 2011
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I made these to take to a party. We loved them but didn't get any rav e reviews from the guests. Nobody said how good they were so I'm not sure how they went over.
By apaz17
New York
on February 03, 2011
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Loved them! My husband is usually not a fan of smoked salmon so I did the other half with Prosciutto. He actually loved both.
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