Buckwheat Blini
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- Total Time
- 2hrs 45mins
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- Serves
- 8
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- Calories
- 98
Light and fluffy buckwheat blini. Top with smoked salmon and caviar for sophisticated canapés, or serve with poached eggs for a delicious weekend brunch.
recipe updated 17 Nov 2021
Ingredients
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- Dried yeast
- 4 g
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- Granulated sugar
- 2 g
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- Milk
- 375 g
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- Plain flour
- 55 g
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- Buckwheat flour
- 25 g
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- Salt
- ½ teaspoon
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- Unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon
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- Egg yolk
- 2
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- Egg white
- 2
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- Unsalted butter
- as needed
Tools
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Spatula
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Whisk
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Microwave
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Wooden spoon
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Skillet pan
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Large mixing bowl
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Medium bowl
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Small glass bowl
Step preview
- Add dried yeast, granulated sugar and milk to a clean large mixing bowl
- Mix until dissolved
- Add all purpose flour to the yeast mixture
- Mix until combined
- Let rest - 10 min
- Add plain flour, buckwheat flour and salt to a clean medium bowl
- Whisk briefly then set aside
- Add milk to the batter
- Transfer dry ingredients to batter gradually while mixing
- Whisk until smooth
- Add unsalted butter to a clean small glass bowl
- Melt - low heat
- Add the melted butter to batter
- Whisk until well combined and cover
- Let rise until doubled - approx 2 hr
- Stir
- Add egg yolks to the batter and mix
- Add egg whites to a clean medium bowl
- Whisk until stiff peaks form
- Fold egg whites into batter gently until combined
- Heat unsalted butter in a skillet pan
- Add small ladles of batter into the pan and fry until golden brown - approx 2 min
- Serve immediately