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- noun Plural form of
blini .
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Examples
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Some of my favorites: masa harina (ground from the same corn used to make tortillas, it tastes like it; the key ingredient in tamales); chickpea flour (also called besan; used for breading, in simple water-based batters, or for authentic socca); and buckwheat flour (for delicate pancakes known as blinis and as a nice addition—in small doses—to yeast bread).
The Food Matters Cookbook Mark Bittman 2010
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Bertinet adds a generous amount of crème fraîche to his batter, which gives it a deliciously rich flavour, but I prefer the more assertive tang of sour cream – and you can use the rest of the pot to top the blinis.
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So, if you're having a new year's eve dinner party, blinis pedants' note: like panini, "blini" is already plural but we'll stick with English convention here are the perfect way to kick things off.
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Warmer and more welcoming than bruschetta or melba toast, and more interesting than pastry, blinis are one of those things, like cheese straws, that's really only worth eating if you make them yourself.
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It's well worth it though – while the beer adds a pleasant spongy texture to the finished blinis, Bertinet's versions are so light and fluffy that they almost melt in the mouth.
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Obviously blinis, like bread, benefit from a little bit of patience.
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Keller's blinis are unusual in that the principal ingredient is potato – a whole pound to just 2 tablespoons of flour.
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But however tasty the results, it can't be denied that they're more like little röstis than blinis: both go very well with smoked fish, but even I couldn't eat more than a couple and still do justice to my dinner and in any case, we did them back in October.
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Are blinis the best culinary kick-off to a celebration, or do you have another, even more sophisticated crowd pleaser up your sleeve?
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Helena's beer adds an aggressive malty note to her blinis which, as we're more likely to be scoffing them with wine than vodka in this country, is not an ideal match with pre-dinner drinks.
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