Nothing like kick starting the day with a delicious breakfast treat. This traditional Russian dish is made using buckwheat. You can top it with cream and smoked salmon and finish with dill or ...

Traditional Russian blinis are made with a yeast-raised buckwheat flour batter that gives them a nutty flavor. Topped with beetroot mixture and rocket leaf these Russian pancakes are an impressive, ...

For the blinis, mix together the buckwheat flour, baking powder, a pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper and the milk to make a smooth batter. Add the mustard powder, cheddar and chives ...

If you’ve only noticed buckwheat in the context of pancakes, soba noodles or blini, then prepare to see it more often.

BLINIS, the delicate mini pancakes of Eastern European origin, have found a permanent place in my kitchen repertoire. Traditionally made with yeasted batter of wheat, buckwheat, oatmeal or millet ...

Buckwheat blinis: Leave out the seeds and honey. Add a splash of water to the batter to bring it to the consistency described above, then cook smaller spoonfuls – forming pancakes about 4cm across.