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Blini with smoked salmon
Recipe video above. Blini isn't blini unless it's made with yeast and buckwheat flour which adds a lovely nutty flavour to these mini pancakes! But if you are desperate and don't have yeast, see Note 8 for how to make blini without yeast. :)Top with smoked salmon and dill crème fraîche (or sour cream) for an elegant, timeless canapé that never fails to impress. (Makes 35 though depends on number of test blinis, there are usually casualties)
👥 35 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 40 min⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●wooden spoon
- ●pan
- ●stove
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Blini batter:
2
Foamy yeast ⏱️ 10 min - Warm a small bowl by running under warm water, then wipe dry. (Note 6). Mix the warm water, yeast and 1/4 tsp of the sugar in the bowl until yeast is mostly dissolved (some small floating lumps ok). Cover with cling wrap and leave in a warm place for ⏱️ 10 minutes until the surface is foamy.
warm water3 tbsp
3
Mix dry - With a wooden spoon, mix both flours, salt and the rest of the sugar in a separate medium bowl.
4
Add wet - Stir in milk, butter, egg and all the foamy yeast mixture. Mix well until incorporated. It will be runny like pancake batter.
large egg (at room temperature, lightly beaten (Note 3))1
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Rise 1 1/⏱️ 2 hours - Cover with cling wrap and set in another larger bowl filled with 3cm/1" of warm water (to create a cosy, warm environment for batter rising). Let the batter rise in a warm place for 1 1/2 to ⏱️ 2 hours until it doubles in volume and has bubbles breaking the surface.
warm water3 tbsp
6
Cook blini:
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Piping bag - Stir batter before using. Transfer to a piping bag fitted with 4mm (1/6") round piping tip (or snip a 6 mm / 1/4" hole in the end). Tie off the piping bag end with a rubber band (loosely, as batter keeps expanding).
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Spray pan with oil - Place a large non stick pan over medium high heat. Once hot, remove pan from stove, spray lightly with oil then return to stove (⚠️Note 7)
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Cook - Pipe 2.5cm / 1" rounds that spread to 4cm / 1.7" in the pan. Cook the first side ⏱️ 45 seconds to ⏱️ 1 minute or until it has golden spots in the middle and has the signature gold Blini "ring" around it. Flip and cook the other side for ⏱️ 30 seconds.
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Cool - Transfer to a cooling rack. Wipe pan briefly with a paper towel, spray with oil and heat again. Continue cooking blinis, taking care to keep the pan at the right temperature.
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Assembling blini:
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Cool blini before assembling.
13
Dill crème fraîche - Mix ingredients until smooth. Refrigerate until required.
fresh dill (, finely chopped (sub chives, parsley))2 tspExtra fresh dill (, for garnish)
14
Smoked salmon - Cut into 4 x 5 cm pieces (1.5 x 2")
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Assemble - Spread 3/4 teaspoon of dill crème fraîche on a blini. Coil on a piece of salmon, top with dill. Transfer to a larger platter. Use lemon wedges and extra dill as platter garnishes, if desired. Serve with bubbles and wine!
fresh dill (, finely chopped (sub chives, parsley))2 tspExtra fresh dill (, for garnish)
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