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Sterling Cooper Blini with Caviar
Sheri Wetherell
20 minutes
8-12 small blini (2-4 servings)
BeginnerAdapted fromThe Best of Russian Cooking (Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1964).
Recipe is courtesy of Judy Gelman and Peter Zheutlin, authors of The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook: Inside the Kitchens, Bars, and Restaurants of Mad Men (Smart Pop, 2011).
Total Steps
3
Ingredients
8
Tools Needed
5
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 3 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 egg
- butter
- caviar
Instructions
1
Step 1
20 minutes
In a large bowl, sift the flour and baking powder together. Add the milk, sugar, and 2 tablespoons sour cream. Beat the egg until frothy, then add to the batter and stir well. Let the batter stand for 20 minutes.
2
Step 2
Melt butter on a griddle or large skillet. Fry small (2-3 inch) pancakes in very hot butter. Drain the blini on paper towels.
3
Step 3
Top each blini with sour cream and caviar before serving.
Tools & Equipment
large bowl
whisk
griddle
large skillet
paper towels