CHIVE BLINI

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Yield Makes 6 blini

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 (1/4-ounce) package active dry yeast (2 1/2 teaspoons)
2 1/2 cups warm whole milk (100-110°F)
1 teaspoon sugar
2/3 cup rice flour
3 large eggs, separated
1/4 cup sour cream
3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/3 cup chopped fresh chives

Steps:

  • Stir together yeast, 1/4 cup milk, and sugar in a large bowl until sugar is dissolved, then let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes. (If yeast doesn't foam, discard and start over.) Add 1 1/4 cups milk and rice flour, whisking until smooth. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let sponge rise in a warm place until bubbly, about 1 hour.
  • Meanwhile, whisk together yolks, sour cream, 2 tablespoons butter, and remaining cup milk in a bowl.
  • Whisk yolk mixture into bubbly sponge, then add all-purpose flour and sea salt, whisking until smooth. Stir in chives.
  • Beat egg whites in a bowl with an electric mixer until they just hold stiff peaks, then fold into batter. Let stand 30 minutes.
  • Put a buttered large baking sheet in oven and preheat oven to 200°F.
  • Brush some of remaining butter onto bottom of a 10-inch nonstick skillet and heat over moderate heat until hot but not smoking. Add 1 cup batter and cook until underside is lightly browned and surface is covered with holes, about 2 minutes. Turn over with a wide spatula and cook until golden on bottom and puffed, about 1 minute more. Brush top with some melted butter, then transfer to buttered baking sheet. Cover loosely with foil and keep warm in middle of oven. Make 5 more blini in same manner (you'll have 2 extra), stacking them on baking sheet in 2 piles with sheets of foil between blini.

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