Ordinary Blinchiki (Thin Pancakes)

Ingredients

• 2 egg yolks
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1/2 spoon butter
• 3 glasses milk
• 2 glasses wheat flour
• 2 eggs (whole, incl. 2 whipped whites)
• 1/4 funt unsalted lard (shpik)
• 1/4 funt butter (for frying)

Instructions

1. Grind 2 yolks with 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp sugar and 1/2 spoon soft butter; thin gradually with 3 glasses of milk (about 1 bottle).
2. Pour this little by little, stirring constantly, into 2 glasses of flour; mix smooth and strain if needed.
3. Fold in 2 whipped egg whites.
4. Fry as in the note, browning on one side only. Yields about 20 pancakes. May also be made on water without eggs or butter.