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Preparation info
  • Makes

    Sixteen

    Blini for 4 Hors D'oeuvre
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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Cooking

By James Peterson

Published 2007

  • About

A blini is a pancake made with yeast and is most famous as an accompaniment to caviar. Blini also happen to be delicious with smoked salmon or just about anything that might be good with a pancake. Just as with bread, the slower the rise, the more flavorful the blini. This is not to say that quickly leavened blini, inspired by a sudden whim, aren’t worth the effort, which they definitely are. Most recipes for bread (and blini) slow the rise by refrigerating the dough, but because refrigerat