Homemade Blini with Caviar

Homemade Blini with Caviar
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Homemade Blini with Caviar

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 (2 servings)
80 g buckwheat flour
50 g plain flour
10 g butter, melted, plus extra to cook the blini
2.5 g fresh yeast (approx. 1/10 of a cube)
125 ml whole milk, gently warmed
2 eggs, 1 separated into white and yolk
1 pinch(es) salt
50 g sturgeon caviar
200 ml sour cream
2 twigs dill
  • Combine both flours in a mixing bowl.
  • 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.
  • Crack in 1 egg and stir in the extra egg yolk. Mix gently to combine.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Serve the blini topped with a spoonful each of sour cream and caviar, garnish with dill and enjoy with champagne or iced vodka.

Tip:

You can also make the blinis in advance and freeze them. To do this, stack them with a piece of baking paper between each one so that the blinis don't get soggy. Bake from frozen in the oven at 220°C for 7 minutes.


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