Banana Blinis A La Tina
What a breakfast!!! I found this recipe in Self magazine (March 2009) the other day. (Supposedly, it’s Anna Kournikova’s recipe.) The original recipe made 18 blinis, which was WAY too many for me, so I halved the recipe and made some minor changes to it.
So, what are these blinis? Honestly, I had no idea, but they looked delicious to me! From Wikipedia:
A blintz, blintze or blin (plural is ‘Blinis’ Russian) is a thin pancake. It is somewhat similar to a crêpe with main difference being the fact that yeast is always used in blini, but not used in crêpes.
I topped my blinis with banana slices and maple syrup. They were SO GOOD! The blinis were soft and sort of chewy like a crepe, but thicker like a pancake. Holy yum!
Banana Blinis A La Tina
Makes 8-9
Ingredients:
1 egg
1 cup milk
1 tsp sugar
Dash of salt
1/2 tsp white vinegar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tbsp butter (for pan)
1 banana
Maple syrup
Directions:
- Mix egg, milk, sugar, and salt in a mixing bowl. Add vinegar, flour, and baking soda. Mix well.
- Melt butter (I used Olivio) in medium skillet over low to medium heat.
- Pour a thin layer of batter into the skillet.
- Fry until golden.
- Flip and repeat.
- Top with sliced banana and maple syrup.
Banana blinis with half of a glass of iced coffee– I drank the other half while cooking blinis! 
The lighting in my apartment stinks! It’s not doing this amazing breakfast justice! I swear they were very scrumptious! 
Spring it!
Victoria — March 11, 2009 @ 11:06 am
I always find those “celebrity recipes” kind of funny. Those blinis look so delicious!
brandi — March 11, 2009 @ 11:09 am
those look so good!
I really wish I was home making blinis
FoodsThatFit — March 11, 2009 @ 11:13 am
Those look delicious! I have lighting issues in my apt. too. I am always amazed at the beautiful pics that other bloggers have, but I can’t seem to figure out how to do it! Even with the lighting, the blinis still look amazing!
VeggieGirl — March 11, 2009 @ 11:24 am
AMAAAAZING breakfast!! Love SELF magazine recipes
Beadie @ What I Ate Yesterday — March 11, 2009 @ 11:31 am
Gorgeous breakfast!!!
Danielle — March 11, 2009 @ 11:36 am
That looks so good! Very fancy for your day off!
I have some bananas to use up so I want to have these soon!
Sarah — March 11, 2009 @ 11:48 am
They look scrumptious! It’s cold & rainy here today and it would be a perfect morning for some hot blinis.
Olga — March 11, 2009 @ 11:49 am
my grandmother makes ROCKIN blinis. i’ll try to make her make some over next week when I’m home to demonstrate the authentic Russian way
those look great!
zestycook — March 11, 2009 @ 11:51 am
I am loving this recipe Tina! So happy for you to have a day off! Get back in the groove.
zesty
Kara — March 11, 2009 @ 11:54 am
Ha they still look amazing even with your lighting. And if you want to talk about bad lighting, I definitely can sympathize!
Rose — March 11, 2009 @ 11:56 am
Looks delicious. Thanks for posting the recipe.
Dulcie — March 11, 2009 @ 11:59 am
Those look scrumptious!! I most definitely need to try that recipe!
Have a wonderful day!
skinnyrunner — March 11, 2009 @ 12:00 pm
that looks so delicious!
Dori — March 11, 2009 @ 12:12 pm
I never heard of blinis and yours look AMAZING! I feel like I need them right now or I won’t be happy!
Mara @ What's For Dinner? — March 11, 2009 @ 12:21 pm
WOW those look amazing!!!
K — March 11, 2009 @ 12:23 pm
That breakfast looks really good
Have a great day!
Annie — March 11, 2009 @ 12:23 pm
Holy crap those look to die for!! I have all of the ingrd on hand and I’m going to make them tomorrow. Thanks for the idea.
Becca A — March 11, 2009 @ 12:25 pm
Looks like a great start to the middle of the week!
Mel — March 11, 2009 @ 1:03 pm
looks so good! banana pancakes and maple are my fav, especially banana buckwheat pancakes with a little whipped cream and maple syrupt = amazing!
Megan — March 11, 2009 @ 1:06 pm
oh my goodness, talk about the perfect breakfast!
One Healthy Apple — March 11, 2009 @ 1:16 pm
I’m not sure if it’s Anna’s recipe but growing up in a Russian household, these are pretty darn accurate. We never had them with bananas- but they were smothered in sour cream and sprinkled with sugar!
katecooks — March 11, 2009 @ 2:03 pm
wow these look great!! definitely testing out this weekend
Shelby — March 11, 2009 @ 2:03 pm
Mmm!!!
Foodie (Fab and Delicious Food) — March 11, 2009 @ 4:15 pm
Yum!
angelcubbie — March 11, 2009 @ 5:41 pm
Hey Tina, can you freeze the extra you think? Or do you know how to modify the recipe to serve one?
Tina — March 11, 2009 @ 5:48 pm
@angelcubbie: Maybe? I’m not sure to tell you the truth. If you try it, please let me know how they hold up!
emily — March 11, 2009 @ 5:55 pm
I tore that recipe out too!
Ellie — March 11, 2009 @ 8:36 pm
FYI–I don’t want to sound like a know it all or anything but “blini” is actually the plural form in Russian! One is a “blin.” But in English we usually say “blini” and “blinis.” I’m a Slavic major so this is interesting to me. Blinis or blini, this looks like a fabulous breakfast I’m going to try soon!
Meg — March 11, 2009 @ 10:35 pm
Fun breakfast!
HangryPants — March 11, 2009 @ 11:02 pm
What you don’t think she cooks those or eats those?
They look delicious!!!!
Are you getting a garmin!?!?!?!!! I think I saw it on your “to do” list. I am v. jealous!
Leah — March 12, 2009 @ 4:51 pm
I love making nice breakfasts on my days off!! Those look SO yummy!!!
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