Flija Layered Pancake / Crepe
A comforting breakfast built around greek yogurt, clotted cream and sour cream — roughly 140 minutes start to finish, and rated involved to make. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 23 steps.
You'll mainly reach for grill / broiler and pan. At involved difficulty across 23 steps, it's worth setting aside proper time for. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
Shopping list (3)
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
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How to make it
- 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.
You'll use: Grill / broiler · Pan · Baking tray
Watch how it's made
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Ingredient substitutions
- Butter
- olive oil (¾ the amount) · coconut oil · margarine
- Sour Cream
- plain Greek yogurt · crème fraîche
Tips & common questions
How long does Flija Layered Pancake / Crepe take to make?
About 140 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 23 steps and 12 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of butter?
Try olive oil (¾ the amount). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Flija Layered Pancake / Crepe vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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