Blinis

Ingredients

• 150 g buckwheat flour
• 150 g double-grain flour (Type 550)
• 1 pinch salt
• 20 g yeast (½ cube)
• 300 ml lukewarm milk
• 2 tbsp liquid butter
• 2 Eggs
• butter fat for frying
• 200 g Sour Cream
• 400 g smoked salmon (thinly sliced)
• caviar

Instructions

1. 1.

   Separate the eggs. Mix the flours together. Dissolve the yeast in the milk, then stir in the liquid butter and salt with the flour mixture; cover and let rise in a warm place.

2. 2.

   Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form, then fold them into the dough before baking.

3. 3.

   Heat some butter fat in a pan, drop spoonfuls of dough into it, flatten slightly, and cook until golden brown on both sides. Keep warm.

4. 4.

   Serve with smoked salmon, caviar, and sour cream.