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Blini (Russian Crepes)

Name: Blini (Russian Crepes)
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Russia
Ingredients: 150g All-purpose flour; 2 Egg; 300ml Milk; 1 tbsp Sugar; A pinch Salt; As needed Vegetable oil; To taste Sour cream

Main Dish

⏱ 25 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

Thin crepes wrapped around sour cream or other fillings — a Russian breakfast and snack staple.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

A thin, crepe-like batter made from flour, egg, and milk, versatile enough to wrap around sweet or savory fillings alike. During Maslenitsa (a festival marking the end of winter), blini are made in huge quantities as a food symbolizing the sun — a dish deeply rooted in Russian culture.

🌆 Where it's eaten: Maslenitsa week: households pile up mountains of freshly made blini, filled with whatever people like — sour cream, jam, condensed milk, or caviar.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

All-purpose flour 150g
Egg 2
Milk 300ml
Sugar 1 tbsp
Salt A pinch
Vegetable oil As needed
Sour cream To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Mix the flour, egg, sugar, and salt.
Gradually add the milk to make a smooth batter.
Lightly oil a pan and spread the batter thin, cooking.
Once the edges lift, flip and cook the other side.
Repeat to cook all the batter.
Wrap in sour cream or jam to finish.

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