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Blinis With Smoked Salmon Recipe

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Ingredients

3 tb Melted butter; cooled - plus
2 c Milk; scalded & cooled
3 tb Sour cream
1 ts Sugar
1/2 ts Salt
Melted butter
3 Eggs; separated
1 1/2 c Milk; extra
sliced; grated hard-boiled egg
sliced onion
Sour cream
1/2 c Buckwheat flour; see Note 1
2 c All-purpose flour
Caviar; see Note 2
extra butter for cooking
2 pk Quick-rising yeast
=== RECOMMENDED GARNISHES ===
1/2 c Warm water;

Directions

Step #1 Note 1: May be found in Russian or Jewish markets or specialty or health-food stores.
Step #2 Note 2: Black caviar is best with these.
Step #3 Black lumpfish caviar from Iceland or Denmark is just fine if you do not wish to spend a fortune on Russian caviar.
Step #4 Scald the milk & cool to warm (105 degrees).
Step #5 Put the yeast in the water & add the sugar.
Step #6 Let sit for 5 mins, then stir this to dissolve the yeast.
Step #7 In an electric mixer mix the milk, salt, yeast mixture, the egg yolks only, both flours, sour cream & melted butter.
Step #8 Mix thoroughly.
Step #9 Beat the egg whites until they form soft peaks & carefully fold into the batter.
Step #10 Allow to rise for 30 mins.
Step #11 stir in the the extra milk.
Step #12 Heat an electric non-stick frying pan to 400 degrees.
Step #13 Brush the pan with a bit of butter & fry the pancakes using 3 tbsps of batter for each.
Step #14 They should be about 3 to 4-inches in diameter.
Step #15 cook this until golden & turn.
Step #16 Keep blinis covered in a preheated 200 degree oven until serving.
Step #17 Note: You can cook these ahead of time & put in the fridge them in sealed plastic bags.
Step #18 Reheat them on a medium-hot griddle just before serving.
Step #19 To serve blinis: Place the recommended garnishes alongside the blinis.
Step #20 Each person may add a bit of the garnishes to the blinis.
Step #21 This makes a great first course.
Step #22 This recipe makes about 3 1/2 dozen blinis.
Step #23 Comments: You are going to think there are two Russias.
Step #24 In the old days that was true & that was what the revolution was all about.
Step #25 This is a dish that was popular with the upper classes in the old days.
Step #26 However, it is eaten in this country by hard working Russian immigrants who can afford things here that they could not afford "on the other side.
Step #27 ".
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