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Russian Blini with Salmon
Small Russian buckwheat pancakes topped with smoked salmon and soured cream — the elegant New Year canapé.
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1 hr 30 minPrep🔥
20 minCook🍽️
4Serves📊
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Ingredients
- 100g buckwheat flour
- 100g plain flour
- 7g instant yeast
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 300ml warm milk
- 2 eggs (separated)
- 30g butter, melted
- Butter for cooking
- To top: 200g smoked salmon, 150g soured cream, dill, lemon, capers
Instructions
- Whisk both flours, yeast, sugar, salt and warm milk; rest 1 hour to ferment.
- Whisk in yolks and melted butter.
- Whisk whites to soft peaks; fold in.
- Cook small pancakes (5cm) in butter, 1 min a side until lightly golden.
- Top each with a folded slice of salmon, dollop of soured cream, dill and a caper.
- Squeeze lemon over.
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Tara’s tips
- Fold whites in gently for fluffy blini.
- Small size — bite-sized — is correct.
Serving suggestions
- Lovely with vodka or champagne.
Storage & reheating
Make to order.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.
Frequently asked questions
Without buckwheat?
All-flour blini work; flavour is different.
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