Wedding Barbie - Blini with Caviar

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 6 servings
  • Total: 2 hr 50 min
  • Prep: 35 min
  • Inactive: 2 hr
  • Cook: 15 min
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Ingredients

1 teaspoon dry yeast

1/4 cup warm water

1 cup whole milk

3 tablespoons melted butter

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups buckwheat flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup buttermilk

2 egg whites, whipped to stiff peaks

Cooking spray

Creme fraiche, for serving

1/8 cup caviar or fish roe, plus more if desired

Directions

  1. In a large bowl mix the yeast and warm water and allow to sit for 5 minutes. Whisk in the whole milk and melted butter. Add the all-purpose flour, buckwheat flour, and salt, and mix well. Cover and let the mixture to rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 2 hours.
  2. When the dough has risen and doubled in size add the buttermilk and fold in the whipped egg whites until well mixed.
  3. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and coat with the cooking spray before beginning to make the pancakes. Add tablespoons of batter to the skillet, forming 1-inch diameter pancakes (or larger, if you like) and cook until golden brown on 1 side then flip them over and do the same on the other side. Remove from pan allow to cool on a platter. Repeat with remaining batter. Top with creme fraiche and caviar and serve.

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katesaj

I had to work hard to get the batter to a consistency that would work - I had to add about 2 more cups of liquid. I would never try this recipe again.

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