World Flavors Cookbook

Flia (Layered Crepe Pie)

Name: Flia (Layered Crepe Pie)
Cook time: 180 min
Cuisine: Albania
Ingredients: 1kg flour; 1.5L water; 500g kaymak or heavy cream; 200g butter, melted; 4 eggs; Salt

A spectacular multi-layered crepe cake, each thin layer brushed with cream and baked under a traditional sač (domed lid) — Albania's most labor-intensive and celebrated dish.

Cuisine: Albania

Ingredients

1kg flour
1.5L water
500g kaymak or heavy cream
200g butter, melted
4 eggs
Salt

Instructions

1. Make a thin batter from flour, water, eggs, and salt. 2. Heat a large round baking tray (tepsi) with a sač dome over coals. 3. Pour a thin layer of batter, bake until set, then brush with cream. 4. Repeat layer by layer (20–40 layers), baking each under the sač. 5. The final result is a tall, golden layered cake. Cut in wedges.