Blini

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup buckwheat flour
• 1/4 cup plain flour or 1/4 cup gluten-free flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 30 g butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum, add if using gluten-free flour (optional)

Recipe

• 1 sift dry ingredients into a medium sized bowl.
• 2 gradually whisk in the egg, buttermilk and melted butter.
• 3 cook in batches, drop 2 teaspoon portions of butter into a non-stick heated frying pan. cook the first side, turn and cook until browned on both sides.
• 4 place on wire racks to cool.
• 5 top with your favourite toppings- creme fraiche and salmon roe/caviar, creme fraiche mixed with some dill then topped with smoked salmon.