Blini: Why Russian Pancakes Are Superior

I make Russian Blini pancakes (or Blinchiki) every single weekend. My pancake recipe is foolproof, and these crepe-like blini are amazing the day after! You just need to learn the ins and outs of the tools you have at hand.

🥞 Andong's Russian Blini Batter (6-10 blins)
2 eggs (120g)
3 Tbsp vegetable oil (18g)
~1/3 tsp salt
2 Tbsp sugar (40g)
150g all-purpose flour
300g water
150g milk

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Written, Shot & Edited by Andong

00:00 Intro

0:30 Blinchiki Batter
1:58 Blinchiki Cooking Instructions
5:20 Surfshark Sponsorship
6:35 Savoury Blinchiki Filling Recipe
8:05 Sweet Blinchiki Filling Recipe
9:03 How to wrap a Blinchiki

[Blackjack]

The first pancake is always messed up. It's a sacrifice to the gods of pancakes. And my mum always referred to them as Mum-pancakes, meaning that she'd get the first one, messed up or not

[cross]

"Everything just tastes like straight out of Babushkas kitchen when you add dill" 100% agreed

[angekfire]

When I learned to make crepes in Copenhagen, there were 2 main tricks that really helped.
Trick 1: keep the batter in a jug or pitcher. Then you're not fumbling with a ladle, just pour out the batter. You don't even need to be super careful about how much you pour. Pour the batter into the pan, swirl it until it coats the pan, then dump the excess back into the jug. No waste, and they'll be consistent thickness, without worrying about the initial measurement.

Trick 2: Flip with your fingers instead of a spatula. Use a spatula to raise the edge a bit, gently grab the edge with both hands, just using a one 2 fingers and thumbs, and flip it like you were flipping a blanket on a bed. Just be careful not to touch the hot pan with your fingers, but it lets you handle it more delicately and with precision.

[am_I_cool_yet]

I highly recommend stuffing blin with andongs chili cheese spätzle. it’s the perfect creation, im serious you gotta try it right now.

[lockepersonal]

Water and milk are great, sure. But kefir is the ultimate blin liquid.

[mr_wright_official_]

That, my friend, is a British/South African/Russian pancake. Not just Russian. Here in South Africa, we just put cinnamon, sugar and lemon juice, classic South African pancakes. We also often make them savoury with a creamy chicken filling.

[alexg]

These are very similar to Romanian pancakes " clatite " we use carbonated water instead of plain water, try it, it will change your life :)) and also you can stuff the pancakes with cottage cheese ( and raisins of course) and bake them in the oven ... perfection

[TainakaRicchan]

I want to add that the "Cheese" is actually "Quark", sometiems called "curd cheese".
At least in germany "Quark" and "Cottage cheese" are VERY different things, (wich is weird taht Andong, as a Berliner chose that translation)
I would consider Quark not cheese at all, allthough it is a curded dairy product.

[al]

I like how the "pancake" is one of those things that is basically cross-cultural. Everyone from every continent, at least those that eat grains of some kind, have a "pancake"

[ultraviolent]

Hello Andong! I had a request, next time you make a video about Turkish cuisine can you make it about Kebap, not the "Döner kebab". The OG Kebap, "Adana Kebap" im sure you'll love it. Great videos, keep it up!

[hannahphilo]

We watched this video last night and immediately put the batter together to hold in the fridge for the morning. We just finished a breakfast of blin, one stuffed with turnip, ham, dill and sour cream, and a second filled with sour cream and apricot jam, then drizzled with lemon. Fantastic Saturday breakfast.

[monkeysnake]

Мужик, спасибо за продвижение нашей еды в массы. I am Russian living in London for last 10 years and really appreciate your videos, especially the ones highlighting Russian cuisine! Props to you Andong!

[EwgenijBelzmann]

I love bliny. My mom just made a whole stack of them last week. Yummy!
And the stuffed ones are called ""nalystniki", particularly in Ukraine.

[sadfatdragon]

If you live in the US the cheese for the sweet stuffed pancakes is called farmer’s cheese. It is what my family has used since they came to the US.

[PoliPopovich]

Блин + сметана + мёд/сгущёнка = достаточно для того, чтобы утро стало радостнее)

[fininaolix]

My gosh as a Pole it's so weird that these pancakes are not the norm xD we call these kind of pancakes naleśniki and they are sooo good (especially with cheese)

My mom also like to make hot dog sausages in a pancake. You put a hot dog sausage, a bit of melted/processed/spread cheese (they are in like sticks or something like that), ketchup, sometimes we add mayonnaise and the most important, ogórek kiszony. You might find it under cucumber in brine or barrel cucumber. They are really good, especially homemade! Finishing up, after you put it all in the pancake youroll it up, heat it up on a pan and you're done!

[Ryn_Vixen]

"your first blin is always going to come out bad" we have a saying for pancakes like that too in the American south, "the first one is always sacrificial" dunno if it's anywhere else but I'd bet it probably is.

[purplerunner]

"I used store bought instant mashed pertatos" - Treason !!!!

All kidding aside, I hope you have an awesome vacation and many enjoyable moment, besides some good food.

[ronaldmacdonald]

Boris:
*"Whomst have summoned the Shashlik king, Blin"*

[primeribviking]

I love savory pancakes. I never understood the whole chicken and waffles thing though. One day at the restaurant I was working in I made a very buttery buttermilk (American) pancake batter. I had also fried up some chicken breast the way mom had showed me. I put the batter in the pan then chopped up the chicken and put in the exposed non cooked batter. Flipped it to cook the other side. It turned out amazing. I kind of get it now I think