Homemade Blini (Russian Pancakes) Recipe
Prep Time:
5 minutes
Cook Time:
2 hours
Servings:
36 Blini
Ingredients
  • 1 cup 2% milk
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup buckwheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon instant yeast
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • Vegetable oil, as needed
Directions
  1. In a large bowl, combine flour, buckwheat, yeast, and salt.
  2. In a small saucepan over medium heat, warm milk and butter, stirring constantly until butter is melted. Do not allow milk to boil.
  3. Remove from the heat and whisk eggs into the warmed milk. Pour mixture into the flours, stirring to combine. Mix, like a pancake batter, until no lumps remain. Do not overmix.
  4. Cover the mixture with a towel or plastic wrap and keep in a warm location for 1 ½ hours. The mixture will foam and thicken.
  5. To cook the blini, lightly spray a nonstick pan with oil and heat over medium low heat. Once hot, use a measuring cup or squeeze bottle to add 2 tablespoons of batter in a circular shape into the skillet. For bite-size blini, the circles should be about 2 inches wide.
  6. Cook until blinis are golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes, then flip and brown the other side. If blinis aren't browning, turn the heat up slightly. If blini are too dark, oil the skillet again or adjust the heat.
  7. Serve warm with toppings like crème fraîche and smoked salmon or caviar.