Instructions: 1. In a small bowl combine yeast, the water, and honey, and stir well until yeast is dissolved. Let sit at room temperature until foam appears on top of the water (8 to 10 minutes).

2. Meanwhile, in a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine flours, nonfat milk, salt substitute, and egg yolks. Beat lightly with a whisk until well mixed. After yeast has foamed, add to flour mixture. Stir batter well, cover bowl with a clean dish towel, and let rise in a warm place, such as a gas oven with the pilot lit, for 1 hour.

3. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Whip evaporated milk with electric beater until stiff peaks form. Add whipped milk to egg whites, and let mixture sit for 30 minutes while batter rises. After batter has risen, combine contents of two bowls.

4. To cook blini, lightly oil a crepe pan or griddle. Pour 1/4 cup batter onto pan. Cook on one side until pancake bubbles, then flip and cook on other side for 30 seconds. Place cooked pancakes on a paper towel. Continue until all batter is used.

5. Place crock of Salmon Spread on a platter, and arrange folded or rolled, warm blini around it. Garnish with radishes, green onions, and cherry tomatoes (if desired).

Makes 30 pancakes.

Salmon Spread: Puree all ingredients in blender or food processor. Spoon into a crock, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until serving time.

Makes about 2 cups spread.

NOTES : Blini are the traditional yeasted pancakes used to break the Russian Orthodox Lenten fast. Some say a "real Russian" can eat more than 90 blini in one sitting, downed with plenty of vodka.

This recipe is made with wheat flour and egg whites instead of the white flour and yolks called for in typically rich blini recipes. Cook the thin pancakes on a griddle or in a crepe pan, then stack until ready to serve with tangy Salmon Spread. Both recipes can be made the day before a party, wrapped well, and refrigerated. To reheat blini, wrap in a slightly dampened kitchen towel, place in a casserole, cover with aluminum foil, and warm in a 250 degree F oven for 15 minutes.

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