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Ingredients

  • 5 large potatoes
  • 1/2 cup parsley
  • 2 cloves minced garlic
  • 1/2 cup cilantro
  • 2 cups shredded cheese
  • 1 cup milk
  • Sour cream


method

  1. Boil and drain the potatoes
  2. In a mixing bowl, combine the potatoes with parsley, minced garlic, cilantro,  shredded cheese and milk.
  3. Mash the mixture thoroughly. 
  4. Shape into palm-sized balls, then flatten on a sheet pan
  5. Put in oven for 20 min at 355° F
  6. Layer, spreading generously with sour cream
  7. Garnish, and enjoy!

 

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Thermomix blinis. They're like pancakes you put with savory toppings! Discover our recipe

  • 375g flour
  • 160g milk
  • 1 packet of bakers yeast
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tbsp salt
4.2/5 (61 Votes)

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My Grandma Katrina used to make the best blini, (these are russian pancakes), they can be served for breakfast, or ...

  • 3 large eggs
  • 3 1/4 cups milk
  • 3 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2.5 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
  • 2-2.5 tsp dry yeast
  • Oil to grease the skillet
  • 1 stick margarine to oil ready blini ( I use Smart Balance for a healthier approach)
  • Garnishes
  • Salted herring, thinly sliced
  • Caviar
  • Melted butter
  • Soft boiled eggs, chopped
  • Sour cream
  • jelly
4.1/5 (18 Votes)

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here is a lower fat version I created from what my grandma katrina used to make, serve with fresh fruit and fat fre...

  • 1 tb Active dry yeast; (see note)
  • 1/4 c Warm water; or
  • Apple juice (98 to 110
  • -degrees)
  • 1 ts Honey
  • 2 c All-purpose flour
  • 2 c Nonfat milk
  • 1 ds Salt
  • 2 Eggs; separated
  • 1 c Evaporated skim milk; well
  • -chilled
3.6/5 (78 Votes)

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Mix the two types of flour with yeast and pinch of salt

  • Makes 30 Blinis
  • 1/3 cup buckwheat flour
  • 1 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 packet of yeast
  • 1 scant cup sour cream
  • 1 cup of milk
  • honey
  • 2 eggs
  • salt
4.1/5 (22 Votes)

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