Blini (Russian Pancakes)

Prep Time:
15 mins

Cook Time:
30 mins

Additional Time:
20 mins

Total Time:
1 hr 5 mins

Servings:
6

Yield:
20 blinis

Ingredients

Directions

Gather all ingredients.

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Beat together milk and eggs in a large bowl until combined.

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Beat in sugar and salt. Mix in baking soda and citric acid until incorporated.

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Blend in flour, a little at a time, until combined. Beat in oil. Pour in boiling water, stirring constantly, until batter is thin and watery. Let rest for about 20 minutes.

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Brush a small frying pan with 1 tablespoon melted butter over medium-high heat. Pick the pan up off the heat. Pour in a ladleful of batter while you rotate your wrist, tilting the pan, so batter forms a circle and coats the bottom. The blini should be very thin.

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Return the pan to the heat. Cook blini for 90 seconds. Carefully lift up edge of blini to see if it's fully cooked: edges will be golden and bottom surface should have brown spots.

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Flip blini over and cook for 1 minute more.

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Transfer blini to a plate lined with a clean kitchen towel.

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Continue cooking remaining batter, adding 1 tablespoon butter to the pan for every 4 blinis. Stack blinis and cover with another kitchen towel to keep warm.

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Spread desired filling in the center of each blini.

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Fold 3 times to make a triangle shape or fold up all 4 sides, like a small burrito.

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Recipe Tip

You can fill blinis with berries, chocolate sauce, cooked ground meat, or mashed potatoes with onion.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)