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BLINIS
SIMPLE BLINIS
Ingredients: 300 g of flour, 3 eggs, half a litre of milk, 15 g of
baker's yeast, salt.
Dissolve the yeast in tablespoons of warm milk. Tip the flour into a
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bowl then add the salt, egg yolks, and yeast. Mix well. Add the milk
gradually. Cover and leave to rise for
Just before cooking the blinis, beat the egg whites until stiff then
gradually mix them into the batter.
Savoury blinis can be served with strips of smoked fish, lumpfish roe,
crumbled hard-boiled eggs, Roquefort or another strong cheese ...
You can also serve blinis as a dessert with sweet toppings: jam,
honey, candied fruit ... In this case, add a tablespoon of sugar to
the batter mixture.
BUCKWHEAT BLINIS
Ingredients: 200 g of buckwheat flour, 100 g of wheat flour, 3 eggs,
3 dl of milk, 10 g of brewer's yeast, 1 pinch of salt.
Dissolve the yeast in a little warm water. Mix the different flours
in a bowl. Gradually add the milk, egg yolks, yeast, and a pinch of
salt. Let the mixture stand for about an hour. Just before cooking
the blinis, beat the egg whites until stiff then gradually mix them
into the batter. Serve the blinis with fish (salmon, sea bream ...)
or lumpfish roe.
hours at room temperature.
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PANCAKES
AMERICAN PANCAKES
Ingredients: 300g of flour, 50g of sugar, 3 eggs, 40g of butter, 30cl
of milk, 1/2 sachet of baking powder, 1 vanilla pod or 1 sachet of
vanilla sugar, 1 pinch of salt
Combine all the dry ingredients in a large bowl: the flour, sugar,
vanilla sugar or seeds from the vanilla pod (split in half and scraped
out with a knife), the pinch of salt, and the baking powder.
Melt the butter in a double boiler or using a microwave on low
power. Form a well in the centre of the mixture for adding the eggs,
the melted butter, and half the milk.
Mix well to avoid lumps and gradually add the rest of the milk.
When you have finished mixing you should have a smooth, thick,
pancake batter. Pour a small ladle of batter onto the hot and greased
crepe pan, without spreading it. Turn the pancake over as soon as
you see bubbles forming on the surface.
Your delicious pancakes can be savoured with maple syrup, jam,
or a spread of your choice.
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