

1 kg Flour

1 L Water

1 tsp Salt

220g Melted Butter

200ml Vegetable Oil

5 tablespoons Greek Yogurt

220g Melted Butter

200ml Vegetable Oil

3 tablespoons Clotted Cream

220g Melted Butter

500ml Sour Cream

3 tablespoons Olive Oil
1- 1 Prepare the Flour Batter Mix together the flour, water and salt ensuring all the lumps are dissolved.
2- The mixture should be thick but still of a pouring consistency, add a little extra water if required.
3- Put to one side.
4- 2 Prepare the Batter Filling Mix together the butter, oil and chosen yogurt / cream ensuring all the lumps are dissolved.
5- The mixture should be runny, leave to rest for 10 minutes before given it another good mix.
6- The consistency should be similar to custard.
7- Put to one side.
8- 3 Baking Preheat the gill to a medium setting (I use mark 4 of 6).
9- Take a large deep baking tray or pie pan and rub some olive oil over the base.
10- 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.
11- You need to make a star effect by leaving triangles between each line of batter layers.
12- Place under the grill until golden brown.
13- This will take between 3 - 5 minutes.
14- 4 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.
15- 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.
16- Also, leaving the same triangle shapes between each line.
17- Place under the grill until golden brown.
18- This will take between 3 - 5 minutes.
19- 5 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.
20- 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.
21- 6 Serving Once the Flija is ready serve straight away with honey or yogurt.