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Courgette blinis

  by Susan James
Preperation time: 30 mins
Cooking time: 10 mins
Serves: 5

Recipe Ingredients
2 courgettes, coarsely grated;
2 eggs;
110g wholemeal plain flour;
110g plain flour;
aprox 4g fast action dried yeast;
1/2 tsp sugar;
15g butter, melted;
350ml warm milk;
pinch of salt

makes 15 blinis
 
Recipe Method
Sqeeze out any excess moisture from the grated courgettes.

In a large bowl, sift together the flours. Add the yeast, sugar and salt.

Separate one of the eggs. In a bowl beat the other egg along with the separated yolk. Reserve the remaining egg white.

Make a well in the flour and add the beaten eggs. Gradually beat in the milk until forms a smooth batter. Add the melted butter and stir. Cover with clingfilm and leave to rest for 1 hour, until risen.

Add the courgettes to the batter and mix. Whisk the remaining egg white until forms soft peaks. Fold this into the courgette batter.

Heat a frying pan which has been greased with a little oil. Cook the pancakes in batches using 2 tbsp of mixture for each blini flattened with the back of a spoon. Will require 3 minutes cooking on each side until golden.

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