~584 cal · 8g protein · 83g carbs · 25g fat (estimated, per serving)
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Golden layered sunburst pancake with butter
🇽🇰 Pristina
Flija is a labor of love and celebration in the Kosovar highlands, built one crepe-thin layer at a time. Batter is spooned in rings and cooked under a saç lid heaped with embers, then more batter added over and over until dozens of buttery layers stack into a great sunburst — traditionally made by women together over hours.
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Ingredients
Serves 8 —
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4 cups flour
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1 cup butter, melted (for brushing)
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2 eggs
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4 cups water
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1 tsp salt
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1 cup + to taste sour cream and honey, to serve
Instructions
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Whisk the flour, eggs (or water), water, and salt into a thin, pourable batter.
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Spoon concentric rings of batter into a buttered pan or saç and brush with melted butter.
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Cook under a lid topped with embers (or under a broiler) until set, then spoon a new ring layer over the top.
4
Repeat, brushing with butter each time, building many thin layers over 1–2 hours.
5
Cut into wedges and serve warm with sour cream and honey.
Pristina highland tradition.
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🌏 While it simmers — know your destination
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Pristina. A Balkan capital famed for its many-layered flija.
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Kosovo. A young Balkan republic of patient layered pastries.
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Europe. Village recipes guarded for generations.
The story behind this dish is up top — worth a read while the pot works.
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Richard Moore & Kelsey Tucker
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