Classics · Eastern European

Bliny
with Sour Cream

Name: Bliny with Sour Cream
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 ml Whole milk; 15 g Fresh yeast; 1 łyżeczka Sugar; 150 g Wheat flour; 150 g Buckwheat flour; 2 szt Eggs; 50 g Butter; 0.5 łyżeczka Salt; 3 łyżka Rapeseed oil; 200 g Sour cream 18%

Time

35'

+ 1h chilling

Diff.

medium

Kcal

420

/ serving

Servings

Gather 10 ingredients before cooking

Scale

Units

01 You'll need check when you have it

02 To finish last minute: ~60 min window

Step 01 of 07

Yeast starter

500 ml

15 g

1 łyżeczka

Heat whole milk (500 ml) until lukewarm — body temperature, no hotter. Pour half into a bowl, crumble in fresh yeast (15 g), add sugar (1 łyżeczka) and stir until the yeast dissolves.

Tip

Milk that's too hot kills the yeast. If it stings your finger, let it cool first.

Step 02 of 07

Initial batter

150 g

Add wheat flour (150 g) and buckwheat flour (150 g) to the bowl. Whisk smooth — the batter will be as thick as pancake batter.

Step 03 of 07

Rise

Cover the bowl with a towel and leave in a warm spot for 45 minutes. The batter should double and be full of bubbles — those bubbles make bliny fluffy.

Step 04 of 07

Finish the batter

2 szt

50 g

0,5 łyżeczka

500 ml

Melt butter (50 g) and let it cool slightly. Add eggs (2 szt), salt (0,5 łyżeczka), the melted butter and the rest of the whole milk (500 ml) to the risen batter. Stir — the batter should be thinner than pancake batter, like thick cream.

Tip

Stir gently, don't beat. Beating knocks the air out and bliny turn rubbery.

Step 05 of 07

Second rise

Let the batter rest 15 minutes. The surface will bubble up again — that's when it's ready to fry.

Step 06 of 07

Frying

3 łyżka

Heat a 24 cm cm pan on medium. Brush it lightly with rapeseed oil (3 łyżka) — a folded paper towel works best. Pour batter by the tablespoon, forming saucer-sized rounds. Fry 2 minutes until bubbles form and pop on top, flip and fry another 1-2 minutes to golden.

Tip

The first 2-3 bliny usually come out worse — the pan needs to find the right temperature. Don't worry about it.

Step 07 of 07

Serve

200 g

Stack the bliny on a plate, serve with cold sour cream 18% (200 g) on top or alongside. Eat right away — bliny are best warm.

Bon appétit

How did it turn out?

Enjoy — now it's a matter of patience and a good table.

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