Mini-Blinis
Ingredients
- 1 lb thinly sliced, commercial white bread
- 1 8 oz block cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1/2 – 1 cup sugar + 1 T. cinnamon, mixed together
Instructions
- Carefully cut the crusts off of each slice of bread and set aside for another use.
- With a rolling pin, gently flatten each slice of bread until it is paper-thin.
- In a small bowl, beat together the cream cheese, 1 c. sugar, egg yolks and vanilla until smooth.
- Spread a layer of the cream cheese mixture onto each slice of bread and roll up jelly roll style.
- Roll each piece in melted butter then in cinnamon-sugar combination.
- Cut each roll into thirds and bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes, until lightly golden brown on the edges.
Notes
*Note – Following my mom’s method, I always freeze these before baking by flash freezing on a baking sheet before transferring to a freezer bag. Even if I’m baking some or all of them at the same time I make them, a few minutes in the freezer makes them cut cleaner and hold together a little better in the oven. Just add a few minutes on to your bake time for frozen ones.
While I ordinarily use whole wheat or homemade bread in my kitchen, there really is no substitute for the commercial white bread in this recipe. It bakes up light and fluffy and the only person who will know it’s white bread is you. Otherwise, you’d never guess!