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Blini (Russian Pancakes)

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Blini (Russian Pancakes)

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Category

Cake Recipes

Time

0 min

Serving

6 persons

Calories

525

Rating

4.00★ (48)

Cuisine

Russian
Author: Victoria Buriak
This blinchiki or blini recipe is a popular Russian dish widely consumed during the Maslenitsa festival. All kinds of sweet and savory fillings are possible. Don't worry if the first few don't turn out right; you'll get the hang of it.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cups milk: 4 piece
  • eggs: 5 piece
  • white sugar: 2 Tbsp
  • salt: 0.33333 tsp
  • baking soda: 0.5 tsp
  • citric acid powder: 0.125 tsp
  • all-purpose flour: 4 cups
  • vegetable oil: 3 Tbsp
  • boiling water: 1 cup
  • butter: 0.66667 cup (divided)

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  1. Beat together milk and eggs in a large bowl until combined. Beat in sugar and salt. Mix in baking soda and citric acid until incorporated. Blend in flour, a little at a time, until combined. Beat in oil. Pour in boiling water, stirring constantly, until batter is thin and watery. Let rest for about 20 minutes.
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  2. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a small frying pan over medium-high heat. Pick the pan up off the heat. Pour in a ladleful of batter while you rotate your wrist, tilting the pan, so batter forms a circle and coats the bottom. The blini should be very thin.
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  3. Return the pan to the heat. Cook blini for 90 seconds. Carefully lift up edge of blini to see if it's fully cooked: edges will be golden and bottom surface should have brown spots. Flip blini over and cook for 1 minute more.
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  4. Transfer blini to a plate lined with a clean kitchen towel. Continue cooking remaining batter, adding 1 tablespoon butter to the pan for every 4 blinis. Stack blinis and cover with another kitchen towel to keep warm.
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  5. Spread desired filling in the center of each blini. Fold 3 times to make a triangle shape or fold up all 4 sides, like a small burrito.
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