Ingredients

• Flour: 1 cup all-purpose flour (approx. 120g). Note: Ideally, you'd replace 1/3 of this (40g) with buckwheat flour.
• Salt: ¾ teaspoon salt (approx. 4g)
• Baking Powder: ½ teaspoon baking powder (approx. 2g)
• Milk: ¾ cup milk + 2 tablespoons milk (180ml + 30ml = 210ml)
• Egg: 1 large egg (no change)
• Butter (Melted): 1 tablespoon melted unsalted butter (approx. 15g)
• Butter: 1 tablespoon unsalted butter (approx. 15g)

Procedure

1. Combine flour, salt, and baking powder in a bowl
2. Whisk 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk, egg, and 1 tablespoon melted butter together in a separate bowl. Mix into the flour mixture until the batter is fully combined.
3. Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Cooking several blini at a time, drop batter, one tablespoon at a time, onto the heated skillet.
4. Cook until bubbles form, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Flip and continue cooking until brown, about 1 minute more. Move to a paper towel-lined plate to help soak up excess butter.
5. Repeat with the remaining batter.

Blini-2

Ingredients

• Whole Milk: 200ml
• All-Purpose Flour: 80g
• Buckwheat Flour: 40g
• Instant Active Dry Yeast: 1.3g (about 1/2 teaspoon)
• Salt: 3g
• Egg: 1 large
• Unsalted Butter, melted and cooled slightly: 30g

Procedure

1. In a small pot, warm the milk over low heat until just warm to the touch, 2-3 minutes.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk the flours, yeast, and salt together to combine. In another medium bowl, mix the milk, eggs, and melted butter to combine.
3. Add the milk mixture to the flour mixture and whisk well to combine. Whisk until there are no visible lumps.
4. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let rest at room temperature for 1 – 1 1/2 hours.
5. To cook the blinis, heat a medium skillet over medium heat. Spray with nonstick spray.
6. Working in batches, make the blini. To make bite sized blini, scoop circles of batter (about 1 heaping tablespoon each) into the pan and cook until golden brown on each side, 1-2 minutes per side. To make saucer sized blini, scoop circles of batter (about 1/3 heaping cup each) into the pan and cook until golden brown on each side, 2-3 minutes per side. To make entrée sized blini, scoop circles of batter (about 2/3 heaping cup each) into the pan and cook until golden brown on each side, 3-5 minutes per side.
7. Transfer the finished blini to a cooling rack to cool. You can cool the blini completely, or just slightly, depending on your preference.
8. The blini are ready to serve immediately, or they can be frozen for up to 1 month. Arrange the blini in a single layer on a piece of parchment paper, wrapped tightly in plastic wrap - store in a plastic zip-top bag for up to 1 month. Re-warm the frozen blini in a 300°F on a rack on a baking sheet for 7-9 minutes until lightly re-crisped.