Buckwheat Blinis with Smoked Salmon: just a slice of salmon, a dollop of crème fraîche and a sprig of fresh dill. The blinis have a slightly sweet flavor that pairs nicely with the rest of the ingredients. You can certainly sub sour cream for the crème fraîche. These are a fresh, unique appetizer that all will enjoy.
Buckwheat Blinis with Smoked Salmon
An elegant little appetizer, these are topped with a dollop of crème fraîche and sprig of dill.
Ingredients
BLINIS
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup buckwheat flour
- 4 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 1¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
- ¼ teaspoon salt (more to taste)
- 1 cup whole milk
- 3 tablespoons butter, cut into cubes
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
TOPPINGS
- ¼ cup crème fraîche
- One 4 ounce package thinly sliced smoked salmon
- fresh dill sprigs
Instructions
BLINIS
- Whisk the first 5 ingredients (through salt) in a medium bowl.
- Place the milk and butter in small saucepan. Stir over low heat until butter melts and thermometer registers 110°F (if mixture gets too warm, cool until temperature returns to 110°F). Pour warm milk mixture into flour mixture and whisk until smooth. Cover with plastic wrap and let stand in warm draft-free area until doubled in volume, 1 to 1½ hours.
- Whisk buckwheat batter to deflate; then, whisk in eggs. (Do ahead tip: Can be prepared to this point 1 day ahead. Transfer to large bowl. Cover; chill (may increase in volume; re-whisk before using.)
- Preheat oven to 200°F. Heat a griddle or large skillet over medium heat. Brush lightly with melted butter. Working in batches, pour a large tablespoonful of batter for each blini onto griddle, spacing apart. Cook until bubbles form on top and begin to pop, about 1½ minutes. Turn blinis and cook until golden brown on bottom, about 1½ minutes. Transfer to baking sheet. Tent with foil and place in oven to keep warm while cooking remaining blinis. (Do ahead tip: Blinis can be made 1 day ahead. Cool, cover, and chill. Brush blinis lightly with melted butter and rewarm on baking sheet in 350°F oven 5 minutes.)
ASSEMBLY
- Arrange warm blinis on platter.
- Top with piece of salmon and then a small dollop of crème fraîche. Garnish with a small dill sprig and serve
Notes
- If you'd like a clean look to the pancake, you may wish to use a scallop-edged cutter to cut into the little pancakes.
- They're good served cold too!
Nutrition
Serving: 1appetizer, Calories: 126kcal, Carbohydrates: 9g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 8g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 51mg, Sodium: 182mg, Potassium: 103mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 262IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 40mg, Iron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
