Sweet Potato Blinis with Cured Salmon, Creme Fraiche and Caviar Recipe
Yield: 4 servings
Active Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Ease of Preparation: Easy
Ingredients
Special equipment: a food mill, optional
Directions
Place the sweet potatoes in a medium saucepan and add enough water to cover. Add 1/2 teaspoon of the salt. Bring to a boil, and cook until the potatoes are tender and can be mashed easily with a fork, about 15 minutes. Drain well and add the potatoes, honey and 4 tablespoons room-temperature butter to a food processor and process until smooth.
In a small bowl, combine the milk and eggs and stir in the sweet potato puree. In another bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and the cayenne. Add the dry ingredients to the sweet potato mixture and stir until just blended.
Melt the remaining 4 tablespoons butter and reserve. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat and coat with some of the melted butter. In batches and without crowding the skillet, drop the sweet potato mixture into the skillet in 1 1/2-tablespoon amounts. Cook, turning once, until golden and crisp, about 1 minute per side. Transfer to a large baking sheet. Repeat the process with the remaining butter and batter.
(To make ahead, keep the blinis at room temperature for 2 hours. Reheat at 325 degrees F for 5 minutes before serving.)
To serve, arrange 3 blinis on each of 4 serving plates and garnish each blini with a slice of cured salmon, a dollop of creme fraiche, a small spoonful of caviar and some chives.
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Active Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Ease of Preparation: Easy
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
- 1 teaspoon fine salt
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus 4 tablespoons for melting
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 cup creme fraiche
- 2 ounces (1/4 cup) caviar, your choice
- 1/2 pound gravlax or other cured salmon, thinly sliced
- Fresh chives, for garnish
Special equipment: a food mill, optional
Directions
Place the sweet potatoes in a medium saucepan and add enough water to cover. Add 1/2 teaspoon of the salt. Bring to a boil, and cook until the potatoes are tender and can be mashed easily with a fork, about 15 minutes. Drain well and add the potatoes, honey and 4 tablespoons room-temperature butter to a food processor and process until smooth.
In a small bowl, combine the milk and eggs and stir in the sweet potato puree. In another bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and the cayenne. Add the dry ingredients to the sweet potato mixture and stir until just blended.
Melt the remaining 4 tablespoons butter and reserve. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat and coat with some of the melted butter. In batches and without crowding the skillet, drop the sweet potato mixture into the skillet in 1 1/2-tablespoon amounts. Cook, turning once, until golden and crisp, about 1 minute per side. Transfer to a large baking sheet. Repeat the process with the remaining butter and batter.
(To make ahead, keep the blinis at room temperature for 2 hours. Reheat at 325 degrees F for 5 minutes before serving.)
To serve, arrange 3 blinis on each of 4 serving plates and garnish each blini with a slice of cured salmon, a dollop of creme fraiche, a small spoonful of caviar and some chives.
Watch Tanya's Kitchen Table Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. ET/PT, or stream full episodes on the Watch OWN app.
