Krasnye bliny (beautiful bliny)

30 Each

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
cupAll-purpose flour
3tablespoonsWaterm warm 105F degrees
packYeast dry
cupMilk warm 105-F degrees
1tablespoonSugar
½cupHeavy cream
1Egg white
2Egg yolks
1teaspoonSalt
4tablespoonsButter unsalted melted & cooled until just warm

Directions

Take 1 tablespoon of the flour, the warm water, 1 teaspoon of the sugar, and the yeast and mix together in a small bowl. Cover and set in a warm place for 15 minutes. Mix in a large bowl the the 1½ teaspoons of sugar, flour, milk, the yeast mixture and salt. Beat by hand for 4 minutes. Cover and set in a warm place for 1 hour. Mix the egg yolks and remaining sugar nad add to the natteralong with the butter and beat with an electric mixer for 3 minutes or by hand for 8 minutes. Whip the egg white seperately and whip the cream as well until very stiff. Fold in the cream then the egg white making sure to mix well. Cover again and place in a warm palce for 45 minutes. grease the skillet with butter, place 2 tablespoons of batter in the center of the skillet, (at this point you may add any of the falvor garnishes that you wish or none at all) cook for 1 minute, turn the blin over, and cook for 35 seconds, and serve smothered in sweet butter. ORIGIN: Ludmila Gorbachenkova, Kyiv-Ukraine, circa 1998 From: Dr. Donald Houston Posted to MM-Recipes Digest by "Donald Houston" <docdonald@...> on Sep 27, 1998