Madeleine Kamman

Basic Blini Batter

Preparation info
  • FFR—

    Thirty-six

    3 inch blini
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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The New Making of a Cook

By Madeleine Kamman

Published 1997

  • About

Although blini are prepared with yeast, they appear in this section because they are cooked in a pan like pancakes.

Ingredients

  • 1¾ cups lukewarm milk of your choice
  • 1 envelope dried yeast
  • 1 t

Method

Handle this batter very gently to avoid toughening it. To make the starter, mix 1 cup of the milk, the yeast, sugar, and 1 cup of the flour together and let rise loosely covered for about 1 hour, at room temperature. As the yeast wakes up and feeds, the mixture will become frothy and bubbly.

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