Le Grand Setup de Caviar
- 1/3 cup (40 g) all-purpose flour, sifted
- 2/3 cup (85 g) buckwheat flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 egg
- 1 cup (250 ml) water
- 2 tablespoons neutral oil, plus more for cooking
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- Melted unsalted butter for serving
- 1 small container mujol (Spanish mullet caviar) or Canadian or American sturgeon caviar (1 ounce/30 g per person)
- 4 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and whites and yolks separated and chopped (or pushed through a coarse-mesh sieve)
- 1/4 cup (10 g) chopped fresh chives
- 2 lemons, halved
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) creme fraiche
- 2 tablespoons grated fresh horseradish
- To make the blini, in a bowl, sift together the all-purpose flour, buckwheat flour, salt, and baking powder.
- In another bowl, whisk together the egg, water, oil, and sugar until well mixed.
- Whisk together the dry ingredients and wet ingredients briefly.
- It is better to have tiny clumps than rubbery dough.
- Place a nonstick frying pan over medium heat and add 1 teaspoon of oil.
- When the pan is hot, drop in the batter by spoonfuls, forming silver dollar size blini.
- When the tops begin to set, flip the blini carefully.
- Continue to cook until firm.
- They should take 2 to 3 minutes total to fry.
- Transfer to a warm tray and cover with a kitchen towel to keep warm.
- Repeat with the remaining batter.
- You should have about 24 blini.
- Just before serving, brush with melted butter.
- To serve, place the caviar, eggs, chives, lemons, creme fraiche, and horseradish in serving dishes alongside the warm blini.
- Build as you see fit.
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Taken from www.foodrepublic.com/recipes/le-grand-setup-de-caviar-recipe/ (may not work)