Blini With Salmon Spread Recipe - yeast

Method

• 1.
• In a small bowl combine yeast, the water, and honey, and stir well till yeast is dissolved.
• Let sit at room temperature till foam appears on top of the water (8 to 10 min).
• 2.
• Meanwhile, in a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine flours, nonfat lowfat milk, salt substitute, and egg yolks.
• Beat lightly with a whisk till well mixed.
• After yeast has foamed, add in to flour mix.
• Stir batter well, cover bowl with a clean dish towel, and let rise in a hot place, such as a gas oven with the pilot lit, for 1 hour.
• 3.
• Beat egg whites till stiff but not dry.
• Whip evaporated lowfat milk with electric beater till stiff peaks form.
• Add in whipped lowfat milk to egg whites, and let mix sit for 30 min while batter rises.
• After batter has risen, combine contents of two bowls.
• 4.
• To cook blini, lightly oil a crepe pan or possibly griddle.
• Pour 1/4 c. batter onto pan.
• Cook on one side till pancake bubbles, then flip and cook on other side for 30 seconds.
• Place cooked pancakes on a paper towel.
• Continue till all batter is used.
• 5.
• Place crock of Salmon Spread on a platter, and arrange folded or possibly rolled, hot blini around it.
• Garnish with radishes, green onions, and cherry tomatoes (if you like).
• Makes 30 pancakes.
• Salmon Spread: Puree all ingredients in blender or possibly food processor.
• Spoon into a crock, cover with plastic wrap, and chill till serving time.
• Makes about 2 c. spread.
• NOTES : Blini are the traditional yeasted pancakes used to break the Russian Orthodox Lenten fast.
• Some say a "real Russian" can eat more than 90 blini in one sitting, downed with plenty of vodka.
• This recipe is made with wheat flour and egg whites instead of the white flour and yolks called for in typically rich blini recipes.
• Cook the thin pancakes on a griddle or possibly in a crepe pan, then stack till ready to serve with tangy Salmon Spread.
• Both recipes can be made the day before a party, wrapped well, and refrigerated.
• To reheat blini, wrap in a slightly dampened kitchen towel, place in a casserole, cover with aluminum foil, and hot in a 250 degree F oven for 15 min.