My husband is Russian, and he makes blini with white flour. I asked him about using buckwheat flour, because even my Russian cookbook lists buckwheat flour for making blini. He said that in Russia they use either kind, but he grew up always using white flour. As for the fillings, we usually have tons of different things to choose from, some traditionally Russian, some not. Our favorites include: Sour cream and several varieties of jam Honey butter Peanut butter and chocolate syrup Powdered sugar and lemon
