Blini platter

Recipes / Fish

Serve these delicious blinis as part of an entertaining platter.

Recipe «Blini platter» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 2/3 cup plain flour, 40g buckwheat flour, 1 tsp dry instant yeast, 1/2 cup milk, 1/3 cup creme fraiche, plus extra to serve , 1 egg, separated, 30g unsalted butter, melted, Caviar, salmon roe, chopped , Hard-boiled egg, smoked salmon, beetroot relish, pickled red onion, chopped chives and dill, to serve.

Ingredients:

  • 2/3 cup plain flour 
  • 40g buckwheat flour 
  • 1 tsp dry instant yeast 
  • 1/2 cup milk 
  • 1/3 cup creme fraiche, plus extra to serve 
  • 1 egg, separated 
  • 30g unsalted butter, melted 
  • Caviar, salmon roe, chopped 
  • Hard-boiled egg, smoked salmon, beetroot relish, pickled red onion, chopped chives and dill, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Sift flours, yeast and 1 tsp salt into a bowl. Make a well in the centre.
  2. Place milk and creme fraiche in a small saucepan over low heat and warm gently until lukewarm. Add milk mixture to the well in the flour mixture, along with the egg yolk, then stir until a soft dough. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside in a warm place for 1 hour or until small bubbles appear on the surface.
  3. Whisk the eggwhite until soft peaks form, then gently fold into the batter.
  4. Heat a large non-stick frypan over medium-low heat and brush with a little butter. In batches, using 1/2-1 tbs batter for each blini, add batter to the frypan, then cook for 2 minutes or until small bubbles appear on the surface. Turn and cook for a further 1 minute or until golden.
  5. Transfer to a plate while you cook the remaining blinis, brushing the pan with more butter in between batches.
  6. Place blinis on a serving platter, then serve with a selection of toppings for guests to assemble their own.