Blini with Red Caviar
December 2007
These high-end canapes won't break the budget. You can make them for just a few bucks per guest.
Makes: 18 servings
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 10 mins
- 1/3cup flour
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2teaspoon salt
- 1/2teaspoon baking soda
- 1 large egg plus 1 large egg yolk
- 1 cup sour cream
- Grated peel of 1 lemon
- Vegetable oil
- 4 ounces salmon roe
- Chives, chopped, for garnish
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt and baking soda. In a small bowl, combine the egg, egg yolk, 1/2 cup sour cream and half of the lemon peel; stir into the dry ingredients (the batter will be slightly lumpy). In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1/2 cup sour cream and remaining lemon peel.
- Heat a nonstick griddle over medium-high heat; lightly oil. Working in batches, add a tablespoonful of batter for each blini and cook until the bottoms are golden, about 2 minutes. Flip and cook through, about 1 minute more.
- Top each blini with some lemon sour cream, salmon roe and chives.