Flija Layered Pancake / Crepe

Name: Flija Layered Pancake / Crepe
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Albania
Ingredients: 2.2 lb flour; 4 ¼ cups water; 1 tsp salt; 8 oz melted butter; ¾ cup + 1 tbsp vegetable oil; ¼ cup + 1 tbsp greek yogurt; 8 oz melted butter; ¾ cup + 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 3 tbsp clotted cream; 8 oz melted butter; 2 cups sour cream; 3 tbsp olive oil

A weekend Albania breakfast. Ready in about 2 hours 45 minutes. Difficulty: more effort.

1 hrPrep (about)
1 hr 45 minCook (about)
2 hr 45 minTotal time
4Servings
More effortDifficulty

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Ingredients

How many people?

− 4 people +

Recipe makes 4

Fresh & other

2.2 lb flour
4 ¼ cups water
8 oz melted butter
¼ cup + 1 tbsp greek yogurt
8 oz melted butter
3 tbsp clotted cream
8 oz melted butter
2 cups sour cream

Sauces & oils

¾ cup + 1 tbsp vegetable oil
¾ cup + 1 tbsp vegetable oil
3 tbsp olive oil

Spices & seasonings (1): salt

1 tsp salt

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

Prepare the Flour Batter.
Mix the salt ensuring all the, water and flour lumps are dissolved.
The mix should be thick but still of pouring consistency.
Add a little extra water if required.
Put to one side.
Prepare the Batter Filling.
Mix the chosen yogurt, oil and butter / cream ensuring all the lumps are dissolved.
The mixture should be runny.
Leave to rest for 10 min before given it another good mix.
The consistency should be similar to custard.
Put to one side, baking.
Heat the gill to a medium setting.
Take a big deep baking tray or pie pan plus rub some olive oil over the base.
Make your first layer of flour batter using squirty bottle or laydel, 't try to pour your batter as it will too thick in the pan.
Make star effect by leaving triangles between every line of batter layers.
Place under the grill until golden.
This will take between 3 - 5 minutes.
Remove from under your grill plus using a brush or your back of spoon rub over your whole pan a layer of the batter filling.
Add a layer of your flour filling, use same star effect this time placing your lines of batter through your gaps left from the previous layering.
Too, leaving the same triangle shapes between every line.
Place under the grill until golden.
This will take between 3 - 5 minutes.
Repeat step 4 till all the mix has been used and ensuring every triangle gap is filled using flour batter on every layer - this will take around 2 hours.
After every 2 layers, use one layer to fill up any spaces that may have started to show, serving.
When the Flija is ready dish up straight away with honey or yogurt.