making the blini

• Mix flour, salt and baking soda
• melt 1 tbsp of the butter
• mix milk, egg and the melted butter using a whisk or fork
• mix the liquids with the solids thoroughly, so that lumps will be absent
• Heat the skillet on medium and melt a tbsp of butter in the pan
• When warm enough, add a tbsp of the pancake batter on the hot pan.
• When the pancake is solidifying rather quickly, add more tbsp in the pan, to a maximum of 6 or so
• Look at the first pancake, when it has raised and is solidified enough, turn it and bake for another minute or so. Treat all pancakes similarly. You will find that a hot pan requires turning faster and may cause the pancakes to brown too much. Too low a fire may result in the pancakes flowing out and become thinner and larger. Practice makes perfect!