Blini bar - Dairy Foods

{Photo credit: Karen Mordechai and Sunday Suppers}

I adore the food blog, Sunday Suppers, with its gorgeous photography, perfect food styling and aspirational recipes. Take the blini bar, for example, how gorgeous are those tiny pancakes topped with creme fraiche, caviar, radishes and chives?

I once saw a blini bar in an issue of Bon Appetit magazine and have been intrigued ever since. The foodie/hostess in me desperately wants to throw a fancy party just so I can serve these. But then I consider the fact that my three best girlfriends are vegetarians and my husband is perfectly happy with beer and a burger. I'm not sure caviar would go over so well.

Check out this post on Sunday Suppers for details on how to create a blini bar and where you can purchase caviar online. To make it easier, they purchased already made blinis. If you are ambitious enough to make them yourself, here is a recipe from Bon Appetit:

Wholewheat Blinis with American Caviar

Ingredients

•3 tablespoons warm water (105°F to 115°F)
•1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast
•3/4 cup whole milk, room temperature
•2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted, cooled slightly
•2 tablespoons sour cream plus additional for serving
•1 large egg, separated
•1/8 teaspoon sugar
•1/8 teaspoon salt
•1/2 cup all purpose flour
•1/2 cup whole wheat flour
•1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
•Vegetable oil (for frying)
•2 ounces American caviar

Preparation

Pour 3 tablespoons warm water into bowl. Sprinkle yeast over; stir to blend. Let stand until yeast dissolves, about 10 minutes.

Whisk milk, melted butter, 2 tablespoons sour cream, egg yolk, sugar, and salt into yeast mixture. Add both flours; whisk until smooth. Cover with plastic wrap; let stand at room temperature until very small bubbles begin to form on top of batter, 2 1/2 to 3 hours (batter will not rise).

Using electric mixer, beat egg white in another medium bowl until stiff but not dry. Fold beaten egg white and dill into batter. Brush griddle or large nonstick skillet with oil; heat over medium heat. Working in batches, drop batter by tablespoonfuls onto griddle; cook until bubbles form on top and blinis are golden on bottom, about 1 minute. Turn blinis over and cook until golden on bottom, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Transfer blinis to rimmed baking sheet. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 hours ahead. Rewarm uncovered in 350°F oven 5 minutes.

Serve blinis with sour cream and caviar.

If you make these, please let me know how they turn out! Good luck!