2 Weeks of Breakfast: Day 12. Crepes (Blinis)

Seriously. I know I mentioned this quite a few times earlier this week: it's maslennitsa. And today is the last day! So we had blinis (crepes) for breakfast. Nice and thin and lacy. And - most importantly - tasty.

There are millions of recipes, of course - I chose the one to my liking and slightly modified it. 

For about a dozen blinis:

Ingredients:

eggs - 2

salt - a pinch

sugar - 1 tbsp

boiling water - 1 cup

milk - 1 1/4 cups

sour cream - 1 tbsp

flour - 1 1/4 cup

baking powder - 1/2 tbsp

oil

Recipe:

Beat eggs with sugar and salt into foamy liquid.

Slowly pour boiling water into the mixture, constantly stirring. Don't worry, the eggs won't cook :)

Add milk and sour cream, mix thoroughly.

Using a sifter (this is a must!) add slowly flour and baking powder, constantly mixing the dough.

Add a bit of oil (not more than 1 tbsp) and stir.

Now, it is best to use a shallow non-stick frying pan with thick bottom. Like this.

Heat up the pan (I set the stove to just above 5 out of 6). If your pan is really good and non-stick, you can go ahead without using the oil (the amount you poured right into the dough should suffice).

I personally prefer using a refillable oil sprayer that I bought some time ago (like this).

Anyway, spray a bit of oil into the pan. You want to keep your distance while doing that: if your pan is as hot as it should be, the oil might spit around as it comes into contact with the pan.

Pour a ladle of dough onto the skillet and turn the skillet to let the dough spread evenly into a thin crepe.

 

When the edges become slightly dry and golden, flip it. When it's done - slide onto a plate. While you're baking the rest of crepes, keep the cooked ones covered with a pot lid and towel to keep them warm.

Enjoy!