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1. Sift the buckwheat flour, plain flour and baking powder together. Mix the dried yeast with the warmed milk, then separate the egg and add the yolk to the yeast mix.
2. Next whisk this into the dry ingredients to make a smooth batter. Stir in the melted butter.
3. Whisk the egg white to stiff peaks, then gently fold into the batter, keeping as much volume as possible.
4. Clarify some butter by gently melting it in a pan, then pour off the clear yellow liquid to use (throw away the white bit left behind in the pan). Heat the clarified butter in a frying pan and drop in dessertspoons of the batter. Cook until the surface starts to bubble, then flip over and cook the other side. Serve with soured cream and smoked salmon on top.

Per serving

54 kcalories, protein 0.9g, carbohydrate 4.1g, fat 3.9 g, saturated fat 2.4g, fibre 0.1g, salt 0.03 g

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• isabelle

  14 December 2007

  isabelle commented on this recipe

  can i make nad freeze the blinis

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• isabelle

  14 December 2007

  isabelle commented on this recipe

  can i make and freeze the blinis

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• Denise

  22 December 2007

  Denise commented on this recipe

  Have not made them due to the fact the ingredients do not mention yeast although the method says add yeast to warmed milk. Therefore it would be a waste, please amend .

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• DEBBY

  25 December 2007

  DEBBY commented on this recipe

  Wanted to make this - but the ingrediants dont tally! :o( No mention of dried yeast (or the amount required) in the ingredients list - BUT mentioned in the instructions !!

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• stronglink

  04 May 2008

  stronglink commented on this recipe

  The clarified butter (Ghee) I make takes me 45 minutes minimum and is slightly more involved than melting and pouring yellow liquid off the top!!. Dried yeast, I assume, is an everyday store cupboard staple. George

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• easter_blizzard

  12 September 2008

  easter_blizzard commented on this recipe

  buckwheat flour? how is this going to work? it is going to be too sour, methinks.:-)

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• jankent

  21 October 2008

  jankent commented on this recipe

  I love these blini but it would be helpful if the recipe stated how much yeast to use.This is not mentioned in the ingredients list and it should be.

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• jankent

  21 October 2008

  jankent commented on this recipe

  I used 2 tsp dried yeast as there is no way of telling but it worked fine .

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• Andrea

  03 November 2008

  Andrea commented on this recipe

  Thanks for alerting us to the missing yeast and sorry for any confusion. The correct quantity is actually 1/3 tsp of dried yeast and the recipe has been amended to show this. Happy cooking!

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• Masha

  23 November 2008

  Masha commented on this recipe

  Well, it's not called "blini", it's "Oladi" . traditionaly it's much easier than in the receipe!

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• Jayne

  25 November 2008

  Jayne commented on this recipe

  Need to make these ahead of time , how do i keep them for 6 hours or so? Thanks any advice greatly appreciated.

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• dinah

  14 January 2009

  dinah commented on this recipe

  The recipe does not state how much baking powder to use

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• sheena

  04 July 2009

  sheena commented on this recipe

  would like to make these but as some one else has pointed out the recipe does not state how much baking powder. having read other reviews and the problems with missing quantitys it is no wonder no one appears to have made these.

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• Julie

  09 August 2009

  Julie commented on this recipe

  I would like the full ingredients listed before I go ahead and make these, like others are saying......how much baking powder?

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Ingredients

• 70g buckwheat flour
• 70g plain flour
• baking powder
• 175ml warmed milk
• 1 egg , separated
• 125g butter
• smoked salmon and soured cream, to serve
• 1/3 tsp dried yeast

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Difficulty and servings

Makes approximately 30 blini

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in 10 mins

Ingredients

• 70g buckwheat flour
• 70g plain flour
• baking powder
• 175ml warmed milk
• 1 egg , separated
• 125g butter
• smoked salmon and soured cream, to serve
• 1/3 tsp dried yeast

Per serving

54 kcalories, protein 0.9g, carbohydrate 4.1g, fat 3.9 g, saturated fat 2.4g, fibre 0.1g, salt 0.03 g

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