VARENNIKI

1 Egg 1 Cup milk

¥y Tsp. salt ¥, Tsp. baking soda
4 Cups flour

Beat the 1 egg in a cup and fill the rest up with thin cream or canned
milk, pour this, cup of the egg mixture and the other cup of milk in the
mixing bowl, add your salt and soda and flour. Mix until smooth, roll thin,
cut out with round glass or a cutter and start folding your Varenniki.

Irene Rieben
BLINTSI
21, Cups milk 1 Cup flour
3 Eggs 1 Tsp. salt
1 Tsp. sugar ¥, Tsp. baking soda

3 Tsp. baking powder

Scald milk and pour 1¥, cups over well beaten eggs. Add sifted
salt, sugar and flour while beating for 5 minutes. Add soda in remaining
hot milk and pour over batter, beat 5 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes till
cooled, add baking powder, mix well, let stand a few minutes, pour
by ¥, cup full and spread over skillet and bake at 375° till nicely brown.
Fold and serve with butter, cream, jam, honey or syrup.

Serves 4 to 6 persons.
lrene Reiben

BLEENI

2, Cups warm milk Y, Cup potato water

¥, Cup well mashed potatoes 1 Tsp. sugar

2 Eggs beaten 1 Heaping tsp. yeast

2 Cups flour (unsifted measure) 1 Rounded tsp. baking powder
1 Tbsp. salt

About 12 or 14 hours before serving prepare as follows:

Heat milk till warm NOT HOT, add beaten eggs, salt, flour and mashed
potatoes. Dissolve sugar in potato water, add yeast and soak. Then com-
bine with milk and flour mixture. Allow to stand in warm place for 1%
hours, stir, repeat this two more times. Then allow to stand at room
temperature. When ready to bake, stir batter well, and add baking powder.
Pour by ¥, cup of batter into a greased hot large sized fry pan 11 x11 inches,
use less batter if a smaller pan or griddle is used, tilt pan till batter is
spread all over. Bake till edges can be lifted and bottom is browned,
taking hold of edges, lift carefully, flip and allow to bake a few seconds.
Remove by edges, butter well.

These are best served with soft boiled eggs, but may be eaten with
honey, jams or syrup and all fresh fruits.

Nellie Popoff

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