Lobster blini Recipe

Name: Lobster blini
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 80 mL (1/3 cup) flour; 1 egg; 2 mL (1/2 teaspoon) baking powder; 15 mL (1 tablespoon) vegetable oil; 125 mL (1/2 cup) buttermilk; 180 mL (3/4 cup) Homestyle Mashed Potatoes, prepared according to package instructions and cooled; 15 mL (1 tablespoon) fresh dill, chopped; 1 mL (1/4 teaspoon) each salt and pepper; Approx. 45 mL (3 tablespoons) butter; 125 mL (1/2 cup) sour cream with a pinch of cayenne pepper; 1/2 English cucumber; 4 fresh lobsters

Ingredients

80 mL (1/3 cup) flour
1 egg
2 mL (1/2 teaspoon) baking powder
15 mL (1 tablespoon) vegetable oil
125 mL (1/2 cup) buttermilk
180 mL (3/4 cup) Homestyle Mashed Potatoes, prepared according to package instructions and cooled
15 mL (1 tablespoon) fresh dill, chopped
1 mL (1/4 teaspoon) each salt and pepper
Approx. 45 mL (3 tablespoons) butter
125 mL (1/2 cup) sour cream with a pinch of cayenne pepper
1/2 English cucumber
4 fresh lobsters

	PREP TIME 30m	COOK TIME 15m	TOTAL TIME 45m
YIELD 4 servings

Instructions

Combine the flour, egg, baking powder, oil and buttermilk in a bowl.
Gradually incorporate into the mashed potatoes.
Add the dill, salt and pepper.
Mix thoroughly.
Heat 15 mL (1 tablespoon) butter in a large nonstick frying pan on medium heat.
Spoon 15 mL (1 tablespoon) dollops of batter 5 cm (2 in.) apart.
Cook the blini for 4 minutes or until bubbles start to form on top and the bottom is golden brown.
Turn over and cook for another 2 minutes or until golden brown.
Place on a plate and keep warm.
Repeat until all the batter is used up, adding butter to the pan as needed.
Serve with lobster.
Garnish the blini with sour cream, julienned cucumber and lobster meat.