Blinis, sometimes referred to as Russian pancakes, are a delectable and versatile culinary creation that has captured the hearts and palates of food enthusiasts worldwide. With their fluffy, tender texture and subtle flavor, blinis offer a delightful base for a variety of sweet and savory toppings, making them a versatile and beloved dish. Whether served as an appetizer, main course, or dessert, blinis can be easily customized to suit any occasion or preference. In this comprehensive guide, we will delve into the art of creating the perfect blini, providing step-by-step instructions, essential tips, and a diverse collection of mouthwatering recipes to tantalize your taste buds.
Here are our top 17 tried and tested recipes!
BUCKWHEAT BLINIS WITH SMOKED SALMON AND CRèME FRAîCHE
Provided by Dorie Greenspan
Categories Milk/Cream Egg Herb Bake Cocktail Party Salmon Bon Appétit
Yield Makes 12
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Whisk first 5 ingredients in medium bowl.
- Place milk and butter in small saucepan. Stir over low heat until butter melts and thermometer registers 110°F (if mixture gets too warm, cool until temperature returns to 110°F). Pour warm milk mixture into flour mixture and whisk until smooth. Cover with plastic wrap and let stand in warm draft-free area until doubled in volume, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- Whisk buckwheat batter to deflate; then whisk in eggs. Do ahead Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Transfer to large bowl. Cover; chill (may increase in volume; rewhisk before using).
- Preheat oven to 200°F. Heat griddle or large skillet over medium heat. Brush lightly with melted butter. Working in batches, pour 2 tablespoons batter for each blini onto griddle, spacing apart. Cook until bubbles form on top and begin to pop, about 1 1/2 minutes. Turn blinis; cook until golden brown on bottom, about 1 1/2 minutes. Transfer to baking sheet. Tent with foil and place in oven to keep warm while cooking remaining blinis. Do ahead Blinis can be made 1 day ahead. Cool, cover, and chill. Brush blinis lightly with melted butter and rewarm on baking sheet in 350°F oven 5 minutes.
- Arrange warm blinis on platter. Spoon 1 rounded teaspoon crème fraîche atop each. Top with smoked salmon. Garnish with salmon roe and dill sprigs and serve.
CAVIAR AND BLINIS
Provided by Victoria Granof
Categories Milk/Cream Fish Cocktail Party Valentine's Day Oscars New Year's Eve Winter Pan-Fry Chive Whole Wheat Cookie
Yield Makes 24 pancakes
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- 1. Combine the pancake mix with the salt, egg, butter or oil, and milk or water.
- 2. Lightly brush another tablespoon of melted butter onto a skillet over medium-high heat.
- 3. When the skillet is hot, spoon the batter into it a tablespoon at a time.
- 4. Cook the blinis until tiny bubbles appear, about 1 minute, then flip them and fry until golden brown on each side.
- 5. Transfer the blinis to a platter and serve warm with the caviar, crème fraîche, chives, and smoked salmon and onion (if desired).
RUSSIAN BLINIS WITH CAVIAR
Provided by Moira Hodgson
Categories appetizer
Time 30m
Yield 6 - 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Scald the milk and set aside.
- Dissolve the yeast in one-fourth cup warm water.
- Sift the white flour into a bowl, add the buckwheat flour, salt and sugar.
- Beat the egg yolks until thick. When the milk has cooled to lukewarm, add the yolks and three tablespoons of the melted butter. Add the yeast. Mix well and pour into the flour. Mix thoroughly, removing any lumps. Set aside in a warm place lightly covered with a towel for about two hours, or until doubled in bulk.
- Whip the egg whites until they stand in stiff peaks and fold them into the batter.
- Lightly butter a small frying pan. Pour in just enough of the pancake mixture to coat the bottom of the pan. When the mixture begins to bubble, turn the pancake over and cook lightly on the other side. Wrap the pancakes in a napkin and keep them warm in the oven while you cook the others. Serve in a pile, wrapped in a napkin.
- Serve the caviar, the sour cream and the remaining melted butter in small bowls on the table. Each person puts a pancake on a plate, butters it, adds sour cream and caviar, and rolls it like a crepe.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 454, UnsaturatedFat 11 grams, Carbohydrate 30 grams, Fat 31 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 16 grams, SaturatedFat 16 grams, Sodium 456 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams
BUCKWHEAT BLINIS
This is an old, Russian recipe. These small, yeast-raised, buckwheat pancakes are traditionally served with caviar (or even smoked salmon).
Provided by damasio
Categories Appetizers and Snacks
Time 3h22m
Yield 120
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Pour warm milk into a large bowl, then sprinkle yeast onto the milk, and allow to soften for 5 minutes. Stir in sugar and buckwheat flour; cover, and let rise for 1 hour.
- Stir in the eggs, sour cream, heavy cream, salt, and flour until a batter forms. Cover again, and let rise for 2 hours.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Spray with cooking spray, then pour in small amounts of batter to form 1 1/2-inch blinis. Cook until the blinis begin to set and dry, and the bubbles begin to burst, about 2 minutes. Flip over, and continue cooking until browned on the other side, about 1 minute.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 17.6 calories, Carbohydrate 2.1 g, Cholesterol 8.1 mg, Fat 0.8 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.7 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 14.5 mg, Sugar 0.3 g
LEMON BLINIS WITH CAVIAR AND SCALLION CRèME FRAîCHE
These quick, buckwheat pancakes are brightened with the addition of lemon zest. Use whatever caviar you prefer and your budget will allow.
Provided by Kay Chun
Categories Dairy Valentine's Day New Year's Eve Lemon Caviar Green Onion/Scallion Gourmet Anniversary
Yield Makes 12 small blinis
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Stir together crème fraîche and 1 tablespoon of the scallions.
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large non-stick skillet over low heat and scrap into a small bowl. Whisk in milk, egg, and 1 teaspoon zest. Add flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt and whisk until smooth.
- Melt half of remaining butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat.
- Drop 6 rounded teaspoons of batter into skillet and cook until tiny bubbles form on the surface, edges appear dry, and undersides are golden, about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Flip and cook until golden and cooked through, about 1 to 2 minutes more. Transfer to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
- Melt remaining 1/2 tablespoon butter in skillet and make 6 more blinis (you will have a little batter left over).
- To serve, top blinis with a small dollop of scallion crème fraîche and some caviar, then sprinkle with remaining lemon zest and scallion.
BLINIS
These are not the canape-sized blini, but larger pancakes that are filled with a simple but hearty beef and onion mixture. The flavor comes from the generous amount of onion and frying the mix well, at least 10 minutes.
Provided by Nyusha
Categories 100+ Breakfast and Brunch Recipes Crepes
Time 57m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Whisk milk, 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons flour, eggs, and sugar together in a bowl. Add 1/4 cup melted butter; whisk well. Let batter sit, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add beef; cook until no longer pink, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain. Chop the boiled beef finely until even in texture.
- Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion and cook, while stirring, until soft and golden, about 10 minutes. Increase heat to medium and add the chopped beef, salt, and pepper. Cook and stir filling until flavors combine, about 10 minutes.
- Heat oil in a nonstick or cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Pour 3 to 4 tablespoons of batter into the skillet and quickly rotate the skillet to spread batter out in a thin layer. Cook until edges are brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Run a spatula around the edge of the skillet to loosen blini; flip and cook until the other side has turned light brown, about 1 minute more. Repeat with remaining batter.
- Spread 2 tablespoons beef filling on 1 side of each blini. Fold edges over filling and roll blini up. Repeat with remaining filling and blini.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 269.4 calories, Carbohydrate 21.2 g, Cholesterol 96.7 mg, Fat 14.3 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 13.7 g, SaturatedFat 7.7 g, Sodium 141.9 mg, Sugar 5.7 g
POTATO BLINIS
These potato blinis are inspired by a Thomas Keller recipe. They're the ideal base for caviar.
Provided by Claire Saffitz
Categories Bon Appétit Pancake Potato Sour Cream Hors D'Oeuvre Appetizer New Year's Eve
Yield Makes about 30
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Prick potatoes all over with a fork and bake on a rimmed baking sheet until very tender and a knife slides easily through flesh, 60-70 minutes. Let cool slightly. Reduce oven temperature to 200°F.
- Meanwhile, whisk egg yolks, egg, and sour cream in a medium bowl to combine; set sour cream mixture aside.
- Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop flesh from skins; discard skins. Pass flesh through food mill or ricer fitted with the small-hole disk into a large bowl. Working quickly, sprinkle flour, salt, pepper, baking soda, and nutmeg over potatoes; toss lightly with a fork to distribute ingredients, fluff potatoes, and break up any clumps. Make a well in the center and pour in reserved sour cream mixture. Whisk in a circular motion, working from the center out to incorporate, just until smooth (it should look like a thick pancake batter). Cover; let sit 10 minutes.
- Heat a large skillet, preferably nonstick or cast iron, over medium-low. Brush skillet with a thin layer of butter. Spoon scant tablespoonfuls of batter into skillet, spacing about 1" apart. Cook blinis until undersides are golden brown and surfaces look matte and bubbles form on top, about 90 seconds. Gently flip and cook until other sides are golden brown, about 1 minute. Transfer to a wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet and keep warm until ready to serve (up to 1 hour before). Repeat with remaining batter, wiping out skillet between batches and brushing with more butter.
POTATO BLINIS - LITHUANIAN.
This is a Lithuanian recipe from my mother-in-law. She always uses some powdered sulphur, burned, to keep her potato mixture white, but I am too afraid to use it, so the last of my mixture always goes brown through oxidation. Don't worry though.... when cooked it reverts to it's proper 'whiteness'. As Lithuania is bordered by both Russia and Poland, Latvia and Belarus it's cuisine is influenced by them all, plus Germany, Estonia, Finland, and Scandinavia but it still manages to be different from them all.
Provided by iknitok
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 45m
Yield 2-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Grate the potatoes on the star pattern of your grater, so it comes out looking like a sort of paste.
- Stir in the salt, then start making a well in the mix with a large spoon, removing as much water as possible.
- When you are fed up with this procedure, mix in the egg. At this stage you may want to add a spoonful of flour (plain) or cornflour, but try to resist as it alters the taste of the blini. A spoon of potato flour or starch would be better, but nothing at all is really necessary.
- Add oil and butter to a hot pan, put spoonsful of mixture - 1 spoon per blini - and cook until golden, turn and cook the other side until golden. Place on a platter, covered, in a warm oven to keep warm until the rest of the mixture is cooked.
- My mother-in-law has always served these with several side dishes of quartered tomatoes, sliced lengthwise cucumbers both fresh and pickled (Polski Ogorki), sour cream, caviar, as either an entree or a main, depending upon how many pounds of potatoes used and how keen you are.
BLINIS WITH CREME FRAICHE AND SMOKED SALMON
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place the blinis on a sheet pan covered with parchment paper and heat in the oven for 5 minutes. Allow to cool.
- Top each blini with a piece of smoked salmon. Add a dollop of creme fraiche and a sprig of dill.
SMOKED SALMON ON BUCKWHEAT BLINIS
Steps:
- In a medium-size bowl, combine the flour, oil, beer, salt and pepper. In another bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks are formed. Fold into the first mixture.
- Set a large skillet over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of the butter and drop in spoonfuls of the batter, each about the size of a half dollar. (To prevent overcrowding, cook the batter in several batches.)
- Cook the first batch of the rounds until they bubble, about 2 minutes. Turn them over and continue cooking until they are nicely browned, about 2 minutes. Remove the blinis and let them cool on paper towels. Repeat with the remaining butter and batter.
- Top each blini with a bit of the smoked salmon, then a dollop of the creme fraiche or sour cream. Garnish with the fresh dill.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 28, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 2 grams, Fat 2 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 31 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 0 grams
BUCKWHEAT CREPE BLINIS
These buckwheat crepe blinis were inspired by Martha's trip to Russia.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Appetizers
Yield Makes 20
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place both flours, milk, salt, eggs, and clarified butter in the jar of a blender. Puree until smooth.
- Strain mixture through a fine mesh sieve into a mixing bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, and chill in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Remove batter from refrigerator. Heat a 6-inch crepe pan or nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Brush with clarified butter, and heat until very hot. Add a couple of tablespoons of batter, turning and swirling the batter in the pan to completely coat. Cook until brown on the bottom, 1 to 2 minutes. Flip crepe with a spatula, and cook until golden brown on the other side, about 1 minute. Repeat with remaining batter. As you continue, you will need to use less butter in the crepe pan.
- Serve crepes with sour cream and caviar.
BLINIS WITH RED CAVIAR
Provided by Moira Hodgson
Categories dinner, main course
Time 2h20m
Yield 6 - 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Scald the milk and set aside
- Dissolve the yeast in four tablespoons warm water.
- Sift the white flour into a bowl, add the buckwheat flour, salt and sugar.
- Separate the eggs. Beat the yolks until thick and sticky. When the milk has cooled to luke warm, add the yolks and three tablespoons of the melted butter. Add the yeast. Mix well and pour into the flour. Mix thoroughly, removing any lumps. Set aside in a warm place for about two hours, or until doubled in bulk.
- Whip the eggwhites until they stand in stiff peaks. Fold them into the batter.
- Lightly butter a small frying pan. Pour in just enough of the pancake mixture to coat the bottom of the pan. When the mixture begins to bubble, turn the pancake over and cook lightly on the other side.
- Wrap the pancakes in a napkin and keep them warm in the oven as you cook the others. Serve in a pile, wrapped in a napkin.
- Serve the caviar, the sour cream and the remaining melted butter in small bowls on the table. Each person puts a pancake on a plate, butters it, adds sour cream and caviar and rolls it like a crep
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 454, UnsaturatedFat 11 grams, Carbohydrate 30 grams, Fat 31 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 16 grams, SaturatedFat 16 grams, Sodium 456 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams
BUCHWEIZEN-BLINIS MIT RAUCHERLACHS (BUCKWHEAT BLINIS WITH SMOKED SALMON)
A super canapé for an elegant brunch or dinner party. Light buckwheat blinis are topped with a classic combo of smoked salmon, sour cream and fresh dill. Start the blinis early because they need a few hours to rise.
Provided by KarlHeinz
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Canapes and Crostini Recipes
Time 3h39m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Dissolve yeast in warm milk in a bowl. Let stand until yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam, about 5 minutes. Stir in buckwheat flour and sugar; cover with a towel. Let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
- Whisk all-purpose flour, eggs, heavy whipping cream, sour cream, and salt into buckwheat mixture until smooth batter forms. Cover with a towel and let stand until batter is frothy and doubled in volume again, about 2 hours.
- Heat 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in a non-stick skillet over high heat. Drop batter by tablespoonfuls onto skillet; cook until small bubbles rise to the top and edges are dry, about 2 minutes. Flip and cook until evenly browned on other side, about 2 minutes more. Repeat with remaining batter.
- Top each blini with 1 salmon strip, a teaspoon-sized dollop of sour cream, and a sprinkle of dill.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 61.9 calories, Carbohydrate 5.7 g, Cholesterol 21.7 mg, Fat 3.2 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 2.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 75.5 mg, Sugar 0.7 g
SMOKED SALMON AND DILL BLINIS
Blinis are small pancakes of Russian origin and are an easy-to-make appetizer! Preparation time does not include time needed for batter to rise!
Provided by Sydney Mike
Categories Meat
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In large bowl, mix together buckwheat & all-purpose flour with salt.
- Sprinkle in yeast & mix well.
- Separate yolk & white of ONE egg, then set white aside, reserved.
- Whisk together remaining whole egg AND yolk of first egg, along with warm milk & 1 tablespoon melted butter.
- Pour egg mixture onto flour mixture & beat well to form smooth batter. Cover with plastic wrap & let rise in warm place 1-2 hours.
- In large bowl, whisk reserved egg white until stiff peaks form, then gently fold into batter.
- Preheat heavy-bottom frying pan or griddle & brush with melted butter.
- Drop tablespoons of batter onto pan, spacing well apart, & cook about 40 seconds, until bubbles appear on the surface.
- Flip over the blinis & cook for 30 seconds on other side.
- Wrap blinis in foil & keep warm in low-temperature oven. Repeat with remaining mixture, buttering pan each time.
- Combine creme fraiche & dill.
- Serve blinis topped with salmon & dollop of cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 576.7, Fat 30.2, SaturatedFat 16.5, Cholesterol 202, Sodium 611.3, Carbohydrate 51.8, Fiber 4.5, Sugar 1.1, Protein 26.2
GRANDMA'S FAMOUS BLINIS
My heritage is Russian & Ukrainian and this was my Grandma's recipe for her famous Blini. My grandma would have these every time I would come to her house to visit and the smell was amazing. My grandma has passed on to a better place and I, along with my husband & 5 children have bought my grandparents house & now live where the...
Provided by alexandria clark
Categories Other Breakfast
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 1. To make the Blini shells the first step is to mix the dry ingredients(flour & sugar).Beat eggs well, Add milk to eggs. Then add to dry ingredients a little at a time, beating well. Batter will be smooth like pancake batter. Using a 7 inch skillet that has been lightly oiled/sprayed, pour thin layer of batter to cover bottom of pan. Fry till light in color, frying only the one side. Remove to a plate to cool before filling
- 2. To make cheese filling place all the filling ingredients(cheese, eggs & sugar) in a blender or food processor & mix well. ****You can also fill the shells with Applesauce, Apricot, Prune or Poppyseed filling as well.
- 3. To make Blini, place a shell on a cutting board or counter top. Place about 2 tablespoons of filling into the center of the non fried side and spread evenly creating a line in that center leaving about an inch at each end. Roll over until log forms and place in a buttered baking dish.(Be careful not to over lap the Blini) Take a spoon & run the back of the spoon through the sour cream and then spread a thin layer evenly over top of each Blini. Now Place a few pats of butter over top the prepared Blini Pan, then sprinkle with cinnamon & lightly dust with powdered sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, until golden brown. Serve warm & enjoy
BEET GREEN, RICE AND RICOTTA BLINIS
The idea for this comes from Deborah Madison's Chard, Ricotta and Saffron Cakes, from her amazing and wonderful new book, "Vegetable Literacy," which explores vegetables from 12 families of the vegetable kingdom. Ms. Madison is always inspiring, and I think this is her best book to date. These are chunkier than pancakes because of all the rice, but they are more cake than fritter. Let them rise on the griddle - don't press them down - and allow them to cook for 3 minutes on each side. I like to serve them with a dollop of tomato sauce. You can make smaller cakes to serve as hors d'oeuvres or snacks.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories dinner, weekday, main course
Time 20m
Yield 24 about 2 1/2-inch cakes, serving 6 to 8
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Steam the greens above an inch of boiling water for 1 to 2 minutes, just until wilted. Remove from the heat, allow to cool and squeeze out excess water. Chop fine.
- In a large bowl, beat together the ricotta, eggs, milk and Parmesan. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt and whisk into the ricotta mixture. Stir in the greens, rice, herbs and pepper. The mixture will be thick.
- Heat a griddle or a heavy nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Brush with olive oil, enough to coat the bottom, and drop the batter in by the heaped tablespoon. Cook for about 3 minutes, until dark brown and nicely risen, and turn over. Cook for another 2 to 3 minutes, until brown on the other side. The pancakes will be moist in the middle, but there should not be a raw flour taste. Remove from the heat and serve, or cool on a rack and heat later in a medium-low oven. Serve with a dollop of tomato sauce.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 249, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 29 grams, Fat 10 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 12 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 329 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams
CAVIAR, BLINIS AND CREME FRAICHE
Categories Bread Egg No-Cook Thanksgiving Low Carb Christmas Eve
Yield 6 people
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Beat egg whites at medium speed with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Whisk egg yolks until thickened. Pour oil to depth of 1/2 inch in a large heavy skillet; heat to 350°. Drop egg whites by teaspoonfuls into hot oil; fry, in batches, 1 to 2 minutes on each side or until golden. Drain on paper towels. Serve immediately with creme fraiche and caviar.
Tips:
- Use a non-stick skillet or griddle to prevent the blini from sticking.
- Heat the skillet or griddle over medium heat before adding the batter.
- Pour 1/4 cup of batter onto the hot skillet or griddle for each blini.
- Cook the blini for 2-3 minutes per side, or until golden brown.
- Serve the blini immediately with your favorite toppings.
Conclusion:
Blini are a delicious and versatile appetizer or snack that can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. They are easy to make and can be topped with a variety of ingredients, making them a perfect dish for any occasion. Whether you are looking for a simple and satisfying meal or a more elaborate dish to impress your guests, blini are sure to please.
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