If you haven’t thought about blini lately, please may we have your full attention? Let’s say you have some caviar, and let’s say that caviar is not triple O beluga or something just as good. (If you ...

1. In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast in ¼ cup of milk. Let it sit for 2 minutes. Stir in the sugar and 1¼ cups more milk, stirring to break up any lumps. 2. Add the buckwheat flour and whisk briskly ...

According to Alice Waters in the “Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook,” whenever legendary chef Jeremiah Tower made blini at Chez Panisse, he’d recount how his Russian uncle felt about butter. You had enough ...

For this recipe, Food & Wine's Justin Chapple cooks a shredded potato mixture in a waffle iron until a crisp, golden blini forms, and then tops it with smoked salmon and a generous dollop of sour ...

In November, I offered to make blini as an hors d’oeuvre for a Thanksgiving dinner. The hostess liked the idea, and I liked her reason: “They are instant festivity,” she wrote in an e-mail. So they ...

Russian pancakes, known as ‘blini’, are absolutely essential during Maslenitsa – the so-called “pancake week” before the austere period of Lent. Here is one of the most authentic recipes that you need ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. Due to the surge in fancy home baking, it’s ...

Well, it depends who you’re asking. If you’re talking to a Russian, then blini are thin, crepe-like pancakes often made with buckwheat. They’re eaten with sour cream or cottage cheese or butter or ...

In a food processor, combine all of the ingredients except the seltzer and canola oil and puree until smooth. Scrape the batter into a large bowl and let stand for 15 minutes. Whisk 1/3 cup of the ...