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Beat together the milk and the eggs.
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Stir in the salt and the sugar and mix well.
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Add the baking soda and citric acid.
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Blend in the flour.
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Add the vegetable oil and pour in the boiling water, stirring constantly.
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The batter should be very thin, almost watery.
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Set the bowl aside and let it rest for 20 minutes.
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Melt a tablespoon of butter in a small frying pan over medium-high heat.
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Pick the pan up off the heat.
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Pour in a ladleful of batter while you rotate your wrist, tilting the pan so the batter makes a circle and coats the bottom.
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The blini should be very thin.
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Return the pan to the heat.
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Cook the blini for 90 seconds.
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Carefully lift up an edge of the blini to see if it's fully cooked: the edges will be golden and it should have brown spots on the surface.
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Flip the blini over and cook the other side for 1 minute.
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Transfer the blini to a plate lined with a clean kitchen towel.
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Continue cooking the blini, adding an additional tablespoon of butter to the pan after each 4 blini.
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Stack them on top of each other and cover with the kitchen towel to keep warm.
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Spread your favorite filling in the center of the blini, and fold three times to make a triangle shape.
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You can also fold up all 4 sides, like a small burrito.
