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Moscow Recipe: Bliny Part of the Places of a Lifetime series from Traveler magazine

Bliny are Russian pancakes usually made with yeast, but this simple recipe uses baking soda instead. Serve with sour cream, jam, or caviar.

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Ingredients:

1 cup flour
3 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon soda
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Salt and sugar to taste
2-3 eggs

Directions:

Mix eggs with three cups of milk. Add salt and flour and mix thoroughly to eliminate lumps. Pour vegetable oil into a saucer. Peel an onion and cut it into two parts; take one part with a fork and dip it in oil. Use it every time for greasing the pan with vegetable oil. Heat and grease a pan. Pour thin layer of batter evenly (the thinner the better). Add more flour if you are not successful with thin bliny. Cook until light brown, about two minutes on each side.

Servings: Serves two to three

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