Keto Blini Party Appetizer
Blini, or two-bite cocktail-party pancakes, are perfect vehicles for delicious toppings. They’re about as fancy as finger food can get, and they’re also usually heavy in carbs. Not so for these tasty morsels! Top them with any of the following combinations (recipe links below), make up your own toppings, or serve topping ingredients and let guests assemble their own. Either way, you’ll up your keto entertaining game without significantly upping your carb count.
Instructions
- Place a wire rack over a baking sheet. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, gently whisk together the egg yolks, half and half, and 3 tablespoons of the melted butter.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the almond flour, coconut flour, baking powder, and 3/4 teaspoon salt. Fold into the egg yolk mixture.
- In the clean, dry bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip the egg whites until light, white and fluffy, holding firm peaks, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Gently fold the egg whites into the flour-egg yolk batter until combined. Do not overmix (you’ll get flat blinis).
- Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon of the melted butter. Spoon heaping teaspoons of batter into the pan about 1 inch apart, use a small spatula or back of a spoon dipped in melted butter to gently but quickly smooth and form each into a roughly 2 to 2 ½-inch disc and cook until golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Gently flip and repeat on the other side. Transfer the blini to the prepared wire rack. Repeat with the remaining batter to make approximately 24 blini.
I’ve been looking for a way to bake with coconut flour, which smells and tastes so good, without the slimy mouth feel that comes with using psyllium for glue. I do appreciate the need for fiber in my keto diet, but I would personally rather drink it and get it over with, than have it ruin an otherwise pleasant pancake, bread, or cake.
I confess I haven’t made these yet; I hope to soon, and will update my comment. But I love the creative thinking here… using whipped egg whites to incorporate air into the wet mix, just like a classic Joy of Cooking cake. Hopefully the gluten won’t be missed, and no slimy xantham gum or psyllium either. Hooray!
Just a question or two. Try the recipe in the mini waffle maker to firm up the blinis. And maybe try psyllium husk for some fiber?