Savory thick buckwheat blini
Savory thick buckwheat blini are Russian yeast pancakes made with buckwheat flour and served with different savory or sweet toppings.
Ingredients
For the blini
- 200 grams buckwheat
- 250 ml milk
- 2 eggs
- 7 grams instant yeast one packet
For the topping
- 8 slices smoked salmon
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 2 tablespoons fresh cheese Philadelphia for example
- 1 apple
- 0,5 lemon
- 1 tablespoon honey liquid
- 10 sprigs fresh chives
- 5 sprigs dill
- pepper, salt
Instructions
Baking the blini
- Warm the milk until lukewarm and add the yeast. Mix the yeast through the milk.
- Add the milk to the buckwheat and mix well until you have an elastic dough.
- Split the eggs and add the yolks to the dough. Set the egg white aside for later.
- Set the dough aside on a warm place and let it rest for 30 minutes.
- Beat the egg white with until stiff, and add it to the buckwheat dough.
- Heat a pan and bake the blini for 2 minutes on each side.
Preparing the toppings
- Cut the apple into quarters. Peel it and remove the core. Cut the apple flesh into small cubes.
- Now mix the apple cubes with the sour cream and skyr.
- Finely chop the chives and add them to the mixture.
- Remove the dill from the sprigs and then finely chop it as well. Add the dill to the apple mixture.
- Season to taste with a little lime juice and liquid honey. Taste to make sure it isn’t too sour or too sweet.
- Place the mixture in the refrigerator while you cook the blinis.
- Serve the warm blinis with a slice of smoked salmon and the apple in herb cream.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bliniCalories: 180kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 10gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.004gCholesterol: 53mgSodium: 190mgPotassium: 262mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 241IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 67mgIron: 1mg
