Albanian Flija Layered Crepe

Name: Albanian Flija Layered Crepe
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Albania
Ingredients: 1kg plain flour; 1 tsp salt; 660g butter, melted; 400ml vegetable oil; 5 tbsp Greek style yogurt; 3 tbsp clotted cream; 500ml soured cream; 3 tbsp olive oil (for greasing)

Traditional showstopping Balkan grilled crepe layers enriched with savoury soured cream and rich butter.

90 min serves 8 Hard Watch

Ingredients

1kg plain flour1.5kg

1 tsp salt750g

660g butter, melted500g

400ml vegetable oil1L

5 tbsp Greek style yogurt500g

3 tbsp clotted cream227g

500ml soured cream600ml

3 tbsp olive oil (for greasing)500ml

Method

Prepare the Flour Batter
Mix together the flour, water and salt ensuring all the lumps are dissolved. The mixture should be thick but still of a pouring consistency, add a little extra water if required. Put to one side.
Prepare the Batter Filling
Mix together the butter, oil and chosen yogurt / cream ensuring all the lumps are dissolved. The mixture should be runny, leave to rest for 10 minutes before given it another good mix. The consistency should be similar to custard. Put to one side.
Baking
Preheat the gill to a medium setting (I use mark 4 of 6). Take a large deep baking tray or pie pan and rub some olive oil over the base. Make the first layer of flour batter using a squirty bottle or laydel, don't try to pour the batter as it will be too thick in the pan. You need to make a star effect by leaving triangles between each line of batter layers. Place under the grill until golden brown. This will take between 3 - 5 minutes.
Remove from under the grill and using a brush or the back of spoon rub over the whole pan (both battered and un-battered areas) a layer of the batter filling. Then, add a layer of the flour filling, use the same star effect this time placing the lines of batter through the gaps left from the previous layering. Also, leaving the same triangle shapes between each line. Place under the grill until golden brown. This will take between 3 - 5 minutes.
Repeat step 4 until all the mixture has been used and ensuring each triangle gap is filled with flour batter on each layer - this will take around 2 hours. After every couple of layers, use one layer just to fill up any spaces (large gaps between the batter stars) that may have started to show.
Serving
Once the Flija is ready serve straight away with honey or yogurt.

Cost to cook

serves 8 · I have the cupboard staples

Mostly estimated prices. Full-pack shop cost · about £5.13 of it is what this recipe actually uses.

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Method

Prepare the Flour Batter

Mix together the flour, water and salt ensuring all the lumps are dissolved. The mixture should be thick but still of a pouring consistency, add a little extra water if required. Put to one side.

Prepare the Batter Filling

Mix together the butter, oil and chosen yogurt / cream ensuring all the lumps are dissolved. The mixture should be runny, leave to rest for 10 minutes before given it another good mix. The consistency should be similar to custard. Put to one side.

Baking

Preheat the gill to a medium setting (I use mark 4 of 6). Take a large deep baking tray or pie pan and rub some olive oil over the base. Make the first layer of flour batter using a squirty bottle or laydel, don't try to pour the batter as it will be too thick in the pan. You need to make a star effect by leaving triangles between each line of batter layers. Place under the grill until golden brown. This will take between 3 - 5 minutes.

Remove from under the grill and using a brush or the back of spoon rub over the whole pan (both battered and un-battered areas) a layer of the batter filling. Then, add a layer of the flour filling, use the same star effect this time placing the lines of batter through the gaps left from the previous layering. Also, leaving the same triangle shapes between each line. Place under the grill until golden brown. This will take between 3 - 5 minutes.

Repeat step 4 until all the mixture has been used and ensuring each triangle gap is filled with flour batter on each layer - this will take around 2 hours. After every couple of layers, use one layer just to fill up any spaces (large gaps between the batter stars) that may have started to show.

Serving

Once the Flija is ready serve straight away with honey or yogurt.