Yeast Blini with Red Caviar 🥞🐟

Yeast Blini with Red Caviar 🥞🐟

Thin, golden, slightly chewy pancakes made with yeast and stacked while warm. Topped with chilled red caviar, no garnish needed. Simple, clean, and balanced.

Best served with Zina’s Classic Egg Salad for a cold, crisp side.

 

Ingredients

  • 2 cups warm milk
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 tbsp neutral oil or melted butter
  • Extra butter for cooking
  • Red caviar for serving

 

Instructions

  1. Prepare the base – Combine warm milk, sugar, and yeast. Let it sit until bubbly (about 10 minutes).
  2. Make the batter – Whisk in flour, eggs, salt, and oil. Cover and let rise for 1 hour.
  3. Cook the blini – Heat a buttered pan over medium. Pour a thin layer of batter, swirl, cook until golden on both sides. Repeat.
  4. Assemble – Stack and top with red caviar. Serve warm or room temp.

 

Tip: Don’t overfill the pan. Blini should be thin and flexible, not thick and heavy.