The feast of Maslenitsa, the Russian festival welcoming spring: Blini (Russian style crêpes)

Ingredients (For 7-8 pax)

Strong Flour (Bread flour) ----- 3/4 cup (75g) Milk ----- 1-1/4 cup (250ml) ^For a more authentic taste, replace 1/4 of the cup with yogurt Egg ----- 1 nos. Sugar ----- 1 tablespoon Salt ----- A pinch Butter (Or cooking oil) ----- 1/2 Tablespoon Dry Yeast ----- 1/2 Teaspoon (3g) Oil ----- A bit (for cooking) And your preferable condiments.

Mix egg, sugar and salt on a bowl. Heat the milk to around body temperature. Add half of the milk to the bowl and continue mixing.

Combine the flour and yeast together, pour the remaining milk and mix it up. Then leave the mixture on room temperature for around 30 minutes.

Cover it with a wrapper

When the surface is bubbly, it's all done.

Cover it fully!

Heat the butter on a microwave oven for 30 seconds. When it is melted, add on number 2 and mix well.

Heat the milk on the microwave for 3-40 seconds.

Heat the frying pan well and add the oil. Fill the pan with the batter and move the handle on a round motion to cover the whole pan. Flip the crepe upside down when the edges have browned

Serve the pancake with your favorite condiments.

Jam

Honey

Berries

Cheese

Sour cream

Salmon roe

Caviar

Smoked salmon

Use medium heat when cooking!

It has the stiffness of a crepe and the fluffiness of a pancake.

Salmon + Roe + Sour Cream

Varenye (Russian jam) + Yogurt

Herbs