Holidays & entertaining

Flija

A layered pancake cake, with thin crêpes cooked one by one and brushed with butter and cream between each layer. The festive centerpiece in Kosovo, it is cut into portions once cooled.

1 h 30
8 servings
Medium
Budget-friendly
🇽🇰 Kosovo

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Ingredients

Garniture

100 ml Milk (for pouring)

Optional extras

1 tsp Vanilla

Nutrition facts

619 kcal per serving

Protein: 17.5 g
Carbohydrates: 50.5 g
of which sugars: 9 g
Fat: 37.5 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

In a bowl, beat the eggs with the salt, then gradually add the flour, alternating with the milk, to get a smooth, lump-free batter.
Let the batter rest for 30 minutes at room temperature.
Melt half the butter and stir it into the batter.
Cook the crêpes one at a time in a hot non-stick pan, without fat, flipping them as soon as the edges lift.
Stack the crêpes on a plate as you go, spreading a little melted butter and crème fraîche between each layer.
Pour the remaining milk over the top, then bake the cake at 180 °C for 20 minutes to brown the surface, and let it cool before cutting.