Blini With Caviar – Country Living

In each case (in Matthew) there is no mere parallel being drawn: there is eschatological transcendence. That, Jesus, for example, is not merely another great Solomon: He is “greater than Solomon” (12:42). Likewise, He is “greater than the temple” (12:6), “greater than Jonah” (12:41). In the mist of all this, the clear implication is that He is also David’s greater son (12:3-4); in fact, this is precisely Jesus’ point in 22:45. Further, He is “Lord even of the Sabbath” (12:8). Similarly, Jesus is not merely a son of Abraham, privileged as that is. He is the son of Abraham par excellence, the one in whom the patriarchal promises reach their goal (1:1). He is not simply a representative of Israel – He is the true Israel (2:15, 16-18). His name is “Joshua,” but He is greater than His forebear and brings a greater deliverance: “for He shall save His people from their sins” (1:21). Moreover, it would have been very wrong to erect booths for Moses, Elijah, and Jesus: these two other men, great as they were, deserve no equal place with Jesus. “Hear Him” was the word from Heaven (17:5). He is greater than Elijah and greater than Moses – greater than the prophets and even the law itself.

Fred Zaspel

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy, Grains, Vegetables		.cl, Appetizers, Crepes	60	Blini

INGREDIENTS

1		Active dry yeast
1/2	c	Warm water
3		Eggs
1	c	Milk, scalded & cooled
1 1/2	c	Unsift all purpose flour
6	T	Butter, melted
1/2	t	Salt
1/4	t	Sugar
1/2	c	Finely chopped walnuts
3	T	Unsifted buckwheat flour
1	T	Water
		Vegetable oil for frying
3	c	Sour cream
2	oz	Black caviar
1	oz	Red caviar
1	oz	Golden caviar

INSTRUCTIONS

In medium-size bowl, combine yeast and warm water. Let stand 15
minutes or until surface is bubbly.  Separate eggs, place whites in
small bowl and set aside. With wire  whisk, stir milk and egg yoks into
yeast mixture until well combined.  Stir in flour, butter salt and
sugar; beat until smooth. Cover bowl  with clean cloth; let rise in
warm place until very bubbly - 1 1/2 to  2 hours.  With electric mixer
at high speed, beat reserved egg whites until  stiff peaks form. Fold
beaten egg whites into batter. Divide batter  amond three small bowls.
Set aside one bowl. Gently fold walnuts into  mixture in one of the
remaing bowls. Fold buckwheat flour and water  into mixture in the
other remaining bowl.  To make blini, heat oven to 200F. Heat large
nonstick skillet over  medium heat. Add about 1/2 tablespoon oil. Spoon
1 tablespoon plain  batter into skillet to form 2-inch round; continue
to spoon batter by  tablespoons into the skillet. Cook blini 1 1/2 to 2
minutes or until  small bubbles begin to form on top. With pancake
turner, turn blini  over and cook 1 1/2 to 2 minutes longer, or until
cooked through.  Transfer to baking sheet or ovenproof serving platter
and keep warm  in oven until ready to serve. Repeat with remaining
batter, adding  more il to skillet as necessary.  Divide sour cream and
caviar onto blini, using about 1 scant measuring  tablespoon sour cream
and a scant 1/2 teaspoon caviar on each.  NOTE: Caviars are available
at your local supermarket or specialty  food shop or by mail order from
Caviarteria. To order call (800)  422-8427.  Country Living/Jan/93
Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 662 by GramWag@aol.com on
Jan 31, 1998

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 47 Calories From Fat: 40 Total Fat: 4.6g Cholesterol: 26.7mg Sodium: 53.7mg Potassium: 29.1mg Carbohydrates: <1g Fiber: <1g Sugar: <1g Protein: 1.1g