🇲🇰 North Macedonian Cuisine

Zelnik

Greens and Cheese Pie

Prep Time 45 min

Servings 6

Difficulty Medium

Calories 322 kcal

Thin stretched dough filled with a savory mixture of leeks, spinach, and white cheese, baked into a golden layered pie.

Ingredients

500g flour
250ml warm water
1 tsp salt
300g leeks, finely chopped
200g spinach, chopped
200g sirene cheese, crumbled
2 eggs
80ml oil

Instructions

1 Make dough from flour, water, salt, and a splash of oil. Rest 30 min.
2 Sauté leeks until soft. Mix with spinach, cheese, and eggs.
3 Divide dough and stretch paper-thin on a floured cloth.
4 Spread filling, roll up, and coil into a greased tray.
5 Brush with oil and bake at 190°C for 35-40 min until crispy.

Did You Know?

Macedonian grandmothers are famous for stretching zelnik dough so thin you can read a newspaper through it.