Blini / Blinchiki - Not those pesky crepes

[Blinchik]

Blini are my comfort food. What I like about them is how versatile they are. Plain, stuffed, sweet or salty. There's something for everyone.
The question is: what's the best way to eat blini?
I'm personally a sourcream gal. But I'm interested in other kiwis tastes.

 

[August Levasseur]

Forgive an ignorant Westerner, but how do you make blini? And what makes them different from crepes and/or pancakes?

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[Soso]

Blini has always been delicious to me! I like mine with jam, but sour cream is good too. Not too picky about it.

 

[Blinchik]

Forgive an ignorant Westerner, but how do you make blini? And what makes them different from crepes and/or pancakes?

Honestly, blini recipes varies from family to family so there's not a one diffinitive way of making them. When I make them, I completely eyeball it. Milk, flour, eggs, sunflower oil, salt and sugar. Some people add yeast, baking soda and other stuff but idk.
From what I understand, blinis are fluffier, softer and a bit thicker. Crepes have a smooth surface, while blini have a lace like appearance.
Also crepes are fr*nch so they automatically lose some points.

 

[ANF]

I grab blin. I wrap cheese and kolbasa in blin. Good.

 

[Racist Parrot]

I had to look them up. Basically pancakes and they look good.

 

[Troonos]

I love them с джемом и сметаной and sometimes со сгущёнкой. My favorite place for blini is Блин.ОК in Abakan.

 

[Ultrapenguin]

Is that why you're named Blinchik? Because of these foreign psuedo-pancakes?

That is very inspiring. Hopefully one day we all can find a food dish we love enough to name our online accounts after them.

 

[Blinchik]

Is that why you're named Blinchik? Because of these foreign psuedo-pancakes?

where were you when creating kiwifarms account?
i was at house eating blinchik when pop up appeared
"you should use a username you never used before"
"no"

 

[Smashed & Slamed]

They are literally the exact same thing as crepes. It's just a quick dough you fry.

 

[Blinchik]

They are literally the exact same thing as crepes. It's just a quick dough you fry.

Crepes are fr*nch, get them out of here

But if you really think about it a lot of national dishes (especially european) are "the same thing", because there's not so much people back then could do with the ingredients at hand.

 

[Nikon_Camera]

I like to stuff them with meat.
Meaty rollups of blinchikis....
Hmmm... delicious...
I also like thick blinchiki doused in butter, makes them so spongey.

 

[OrionBalls]

Blini made with spring onions and filled with dry cottage cheese and dill. I miss my Pap.

 

[Horny Jeff the Fuck Rat]

I'm out of bread so I made some blini (without sugar) and filled them with Maasdam cheese. The first has cooled down by the time the last was ready - not a good thing for something filled with melted cheese. Still not that bad of a result for midnight cooking.

 

[Character from a movie]

They look like small pancakes to me. I don't like savory crepes, and strawberry season is coming, so sweet blinis with strawberries and Nutella or dulce de leche sounds like a good combination.
I do like cheese tho, I should try making savory blinis with cream cheese and chives, and I'd like to add something else but I don't know what. Maybe olives?

 

[Blinchik]

They look like small pancakes to me. I don't like savory crepes, and strawberry season is coming, so sweet blinis with strawberries and Nutella or dulce de leche sounds like a good combination.
I do like cheese tho, I should try making savory blinis with cream cheese and chives, and I'd like to add something else but I don't know what. Maybe olives?

Strawberries and Nutella sound delicious. With savory you can never go wrong with feta cheese, olives and sun dried tomato combo

 

[Chuck 'n Geck]

Oh boy, this is a thread.

Used to like them sugary, - but I ate way too much sugar as a kid, - now I prefer them salty, maybe with meat, maybe with cheese.

 

[Helvítis Túristi]

I see these sometimes stuffed with sweet cheese, what exactly is this sweet cheese? Also, I think I've seen these made with buckwheat flour for serving with caviar.

 

[Blinchik]

I see these sometimes stuffed with sweet cheese, what exactly is this sweet cheese?

Sweetened cottage cheese, I assume. It's a popular stuffing for blinis. Basically blended cottage cheese with eggs and sugar

 

[donksmanSupreme42]

my grandma makes the best ones on the planet

but im not telling u her recipe, she won't forgive me