VOLUME 1 - Kilimanjaro Foods

CREPES:
Blend all ingredients except oil and let stand 30 minutes before using. Pour
oil into crepe pan, swoosh around and pour remainder into batter. Make 1
large pancake covering one side with branches of fresh dill or sprinkle with
dried dill. Turn and cook and remove. Make other large pancakes until batter
is gone.
SAUCE: Combine ingredients and serve over combined dish.
TO SERVE: Place crepe on platter and layer meat and mushroom mixture
over pancake. Place another pancake on top, then meat, then pancake,
etc. until finished. Top with dilled pancake and serve with sauce on
the side.
Blini With Three Caviars
2 1/2 T sugar
2 c milk
2 T unsalted butter,melted,
1 plus additional for brushing the griddle
1 c buckwheat flour (available at natural foods stores
1 c all-purpose flour
1 t salt
2 lg eggs,separated
3/4 c well-chilled heavy cream
a 1/4-ounce package (2 1/2 teaspoons) active dry yeast about 2 cups sour
cream as an accompaniment about 4 ounces each black caviar, golden
caviar, and salmon roe
In a large bowl proof the yeast with 1/2 tablespoon of the sugar in 1/3 cup
lukewarm water for 10 minutes, or until it is foamy. Stir in 1 cup of the milk,
heated to lukewarm, the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons of the
butter, and the buckwheat flour, beat the batter for 1 minute, and let it rise,
covered with plastic wrap, in a warm place for 2 hours or chill it, covered
tightly, overnight. (Chilling overnight produces a tangier flavor. Let the batter
come to room temperature before continuing with the recipe.) Stir in the
remaining 1 cup milk, heated to lukewarm, the all-purpose flour, the salt,
and the yolks, beat the mixture for 1 minute, and let it rise, covered with the
plastic wrap, in a warm place for 1 hour, or until it is double in bulk and
bubbly. In a bowl beat the cream until it holds soft peaks and fold it into the
batter. In a metal bowl beat the egg whites until they just hold stiff peaks
and fold them into the batter gently but thoroughly.
Heat a griddle or large skillet over moderate heat until it is hot, brush it lightly
with the additional melted butter, and spoon tablespoons of the batter onto the
griddle, spreading them to form 3-inch rounds. Cook the blini for 1 minute on
each side, or until the undersides are golden. Transfer the blini as they are
cooked to a platter and keep them warm, covered with a kitchen