Recipe Tip: Homemade Blini with Caviar
Top Recipe for 2 Persons. All ingredients and tips for getting it right. The classic version of this luxurious dish, topped with sour cream and caviar. It really is worth making the blini yourself – try it and see. Served with iced vodka or Champagne, it's a perfect treat for two.
Ingredients
- 80 gbuckwheat flour
- 50 gplain flour
- 10 gbutter, melted, plus extra to cook the blini
- 125 mlwhole milk, gently warmed
- 2 ½ gfresh yeast (approx. 1/10 of a cube)
- 2eggs, 1 separated into white and yolk
- 1 pinch(es)salt
- 50 gsturgeon caviar
- 200 mlsour cream
- 2 sprig(s)dill
Instructions
Step 1
Combine both flours in a mixing bowl.Step 2
In a separate small bowl, combine the melted butter and lukewarm milk. Add the yeast and mix to dissolve. Pour the liquid mixture into the flour mixture and stir until smooth.Step 3
Crack in 1 egg and stir in the extra egg yolk. Mix gently to combine.Step 4
In a separate clean bowl, whisk the egg white and salt until stiff peaks form. Use a spoon or spatula to gently mix the whisked egg white into the batter mixture. Cover and set aside to rest for 30 minutes.Step 5
Heat a thin film of melted butter a shallow pan and, using a large tablespoon, drop small amounts of batter into the pan to make small (5cm) blini. Gently cook the blini until bubbles form on the surface (about 2 minutes), then flip and cook on the other side. Repeat until the blini batter is used up (keep the cooked blini warm).Step 6
Serve the blini topped with a spoonful each of sour cream and caviar, garnish with dill and enjoy with champagne or iced vodka.Step 7
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