Blini

Name: Blini
Yield: Makes 12–16
Ingredients: 1 egg; 1 tsp salt; oil for frying; 6 oz / 170 g plain flour and 2 oz / 60 g buckwheat flour or 8 oz / 230 g plain flour; 6 oz / 170 g plain flour and 2 oz / 60 g buckwheat flour or 8 oz / 230 g plain flour; 1 heaped tsp dried yeast; 6 oz / 170 g plain flour and 2 oz / 60 g buckwheat flour or 8 oz / 230 g plain flour; ½ pt / 280 ml warm milk; 1 tsp sugar

Preparation info

Makes
12–16

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Times Cookbook

By Frances Bissell

Published 1995

About

Ingredients

1 egg
½ pt / 280 ml warm milk
1

Starter
Vegetarian

Method

Beat the egg and milk together, and stir in the sugar and yeast. Sift the flours and salt into a warm bowl, and whisk in the liquid. Cover the bowl and leave it to stand in a warm place for about 45 minutes, until the mixture has doubled in size.

Heat a heavy-based frying pan or griddle, and wipe it over with a few pieces of kitchen paper dipped in oil. Pour on a ladleful of batter and