Wheat Greats: Delicious Wheat Recipes, The Top 59 Wheat Recipes. Franks Jo

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      1 pinch sugar

      . cup Hoegaarden Belgian

      1 teaspoon coarse salt, plus

      wheat beer or other

      1 pinch coarse salt

      nondark Belgian beer such as1 cup warm milk, (105 to 115Heineken

      degrees)

      Vegetable oil, for cooking1 ounce fresh yeast or

      In a large bowl, combine buckwheat flour, all purpose flour, 1

      tablespoon sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt.

      In a medium bowl, combine warm milk and yeast, stirring until

      combined. Whisk in egg yolks and melted butter.

      Add milk mixture to dry ingredients and stir just until combined. Addbeer, and stir to combine.

      In a large bowl, combine egg whites, pinch of salt, and pinch of sugar.

      Beat egg whites until soft peaks form.

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      Gently, but thoroughly, fold egg whites into batter. Cover, and let risefor 1 1/2 hours.

      Heat a plett pan (Swedish pancake pan), which will keep your blini at auniform size, or a skillet over medium heat until hot.

      Lightly oil pan and, using a 2-ounce ladle, pour batter into pan. Cook45 seconds, turn, and cook for an additional 30 seconds.

      These can also be baked: Heat oven to 500. degrees to 550.

      degrees.

      Use lightly oiled 2- to 2 1/2-inch diameter nonstick pans. Bake 4 to 5minutes on one side, turn, and bake an additional 1 minute.

      Serve the blini with smoked caviar and smoked salmon, and top withcrème fraiche and lemon.

      BUCKWHEAT BLINI WITH SMOKED SALMON AND CAVIAR

      6 servingsSource: Wheat Greats

      For the blini:

      1 cup buckwheat flour

      1 cup all-purpose flour

      . teaspoon salt

      1 package (2 1/2 tsp.) active

      dry yeast

      3 tablespoons plus 3/4 cup

      lukewarm water

      2 tablespoons sugar

      1 . cups milk

      3 eggs, beaten

      4 tablespoons (1/2 stick)

      unsalted

      butter, melted

      Vegetable oil for frying

      For the topping:

      6 ounces thinly sliced smokedsalmon

      1 cup sour cream

      1 ounce caviar

      Small fresh dill sprigs

      for garnish

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      To make the blini, sift together the buckwheat flour, all-purpose flourand salt into a bowl.

      In a small bowl, combine the yeast, the 3 Tbs. lukewarm water, 1 Tbs.

      of the sugar and 1/4 cup of the flour mixture; stir to mix well.

      Cover with plastic wrap and let stand in a warm place (75.) until

      bubbly, about 30 minutes.

      In a large bowl, whisk together 1 cup of the milk, the 3/4 cup water,

      the eggs, butter and the remaining 1 Tbs. sugar.

      Stir in the yeast mixture and enough of the remaining flour mixture tomake a batter the consistency of sour cream.

      Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough rise in a warm

      place until frothy and doubled in volume, about 30 minutes.

      In a small saucepan, warm the remaining 3/4 cup milk until bubblesform around the edges of the pan.