Bleeny Recipe

So bleeny are really just the Russian version of pancakes.  They differ from American pancakes in that they are so thin, and from crepes because they require a lot of milk versus a lot of eggs.  Russians like to roll them up and dip them in whatever suits (chocolate, jam, fruit, sugar, sweetened condensed milk, cottage cheese, etc...), then fill the leftovers with meats and vegetables and fry them.  One of us even had a host family that put ice cream in it and then fried it.  It's sort of like their tortilla because they use it with everything.  Here's the recipe that I use:

2 1/2 cups flour
3 eggs
4 TB sugar
1 pinch baking soda
4 1/4 cups milk
1 TB oil
1/2 tsp salt

Mix all ingredients well; the batter should be thin.  Pour small amount into a lightly oiled frying pan, flip when the top side is no longer sticky.  One side will be brown, the other will look like a tortilla.  (If you burn the bottom of it, turn down your heat.)  Bleeny will be very thin.  (A note: Whenever I make these, my first one comes out rather oily, but the rest come out fine...so don't use any more oil/ cooking spray after the beginning.)

I actually think these are easier to make than pancakes because they aren't messy to flip and each one cooks rather fast.