Blinchiki

My most favorite childhood memories are those of my babushka's blinchiki. These round and thin pancakes are a hit whether its for breakfast or dinner. You can fill them with meat, potatoes, cabbage, fruit, cottage cheese, farmer cheese, condensed milk, sour cream with sugar, whatever your little heart desires.  They're a great finger food and something you or your kids can grab on the go. 

Ingredients for crapes:

1 1/2 cups flour

1 cup fat free milk
1 cup boiling water

2 eggs

1 tblsp sugar

1/2 tsp salt

oil for frying

1.  In a bowl mix together eggs, sugar, salt. Mix in milk and water. Then slowly add the flower while whisking. Whisk until blended. The consistency should be thin and have no lumps.

2. Take a frying pan and add about a tsp of oil or just enough to spread around the whole pan. . With heat on high, let the pan heat up. Once the pan is hot lower the heat to a high medium. Take about a ladle full of the mixture and pour it into the hot pan. Tilt the pan so that the mixture spreads around evenly making a thin layer. Fry until the edges begin to curl then flip to the side. On my stove and in my frying pan it usually takes about a minute on each side for the blinchik to cook. Depending on your stove and frying pan, the cook time may be slightly different.  Keep an eye on your blinchik, those suckers burn quick.

3. Repeat step 2 until all the mixture is used. You will have to add a little bit of oil for every blinckik you fry to keep it from sticking. Stack them up one on top of each other and move aside. Start making the filling.

Ingredients for filling: 

1 lb lean ground turkey

1 yellow onion (cut into small cubes)

salt and pepper to taste

oil for frying

4. In a frying pan heat up some oil and add the onion. Sautee the onions until they become transparent and golden brown, about 10 min.

5. Add the ground turkey and fry until its ready. I like mine crispy so i fry it up for a while, about 15 minutes or so. Add salt and pepper. Let the meat cool for about 15 minutes.

6. Take about 2 tblspoons of turkey and put it in the middle of the crape. Fold all the corners. Repeat this step for all the crapes.

7. This step is optional. Fry the blinckikis on both sides until crisp.

8. Add a dollop of sour cream and you're ready to munch!