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Classic granny pancakes Russian traditional

Classic Grandma's Russian Blini

Just like grandma used to make! A simple recipe for delicious crêpes — easy to put together, and you can feed a big family in no time. It's my mom's recipe, tweaked by a coworker — pan-fried blini, step by step.

Lily

Recipe author

Classic granny pancakes Russian traditional

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Milk

Eggs

Sugar (3-4 tbsp if you like sweeter crêpes)

Salt

0.5

Baking soda

0.5

Flour (a little more if needed; bring the batter to the consistency of thin sour cream)

Vegetable oil

Butter

200

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 16 % 6 g

Fats 38 % 14 g

Carbohydrates 46 % 17 g

218 kcal

GI: 17 / 0 / 83

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How to mix the blini batter: Pour the eggs and milk into the flour. Add the sugar, salt, and baking soda. Add the vegetable oil and whisk well. Let the finished batter rest for half an hour to settle. Heat a skillet greased with oil until good and hot — it helps to have a dedicated crêpe pan, so the "first pancake" doesn't come out a flop. Pour the batter into the pan in a thin layer for thin crêpes. If a crêpe starts to stick, wipe the pan with a little oil or a piece of salt-cured fatback. Cook each crêpe on both sides. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a separate bowl and dip each finished crêpe into it. Stack the crêpes in a pile. They're delicious with sour cream or jam; the unsweetened ones are great dipped into fried meat and onions in place of bread. NOTE: this is a very rich, high-calorie dish — but well worth a try!