Russian Blinis

Source: vikalinka.com

(super delicious thin Russian Pancakes)

3 ½ cups buttermilk

½ cup water

2 eggs

3 cups flour

½ tsp baking soda

3 Tbsp sugar

1 tsp salt

Whisk buttermilk, water, and eggs. Add 1 cup of the flour, the baking soda, sugar, and salt. Whisk until smooth. Whisk in remaining flour, 1 cup at a time. Let batter sit for 20 minutes. Coat frying pan with a small amount of oil, over medium heat. Pour in about ½ cup batter, rotate pan around quickly so batter spreads evenly. Cook for about 1 min, flip and cook 1 more min. Oil pan before each blini.

*The first one is always a lump, but keep trying. So yummy served with sour cream (I prefer crème fraiche, hard to find and expensive though, so a mock creme fraiche recipe follows) and preserves-cherry is the best and most traditional, but raspberry, blackberry, etc. are good too.

Mock Crème Fraiche: Whip one cup heavy whipping cream to form stiff peaks, then fold in 1/3 cup sour cream.