# Zelnik

A Macedonian leek pie, also know as Zelnik, made with homemade dough and a filling of leeks and cheese.

- Cuisine: Greek
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- flour
- water
- leeks
- oil
- egg
- feta cheese

## Instructions

1. Sift the flour into a bowl.
2. Add oil and water to the flour.
3. Mix the ingredients together to form a dough, then knead the dough.
4. Chop the leeks.
5. Wash the chopped leeks in a colander.
6. Sauté the leeks in a pan.
7. Grease the baking dish with oil.
8. Divide the dough into five pieces.
9. Roll out one piece of dough very thinly.
10. Place the rolled dough in the baking dish.
11. Brush with oil.
12. Repeat the previous steps with three more pieces of dough.
13. In a bowl, add an egg and crumbled cheese to the leeks and mix.
14. Pour the leek mixture into the baking dish.
15. Crumble cheese on top.
16. Roll out the remaining piece of dough, place it on top of the filling and seal the edges.
17. Brush with oil and put it into the oven.
18. Bake until golden brown.
19. Cut the zelnik into pieces and serve.

## Equipment

- bowl
- spoon
- wooden board
- knife
- colander
- pan
- rolling pin
- baking brush
- baking dish
- oven

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@saucybystef/video/7355779381144358164
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/aff90656-72e7-4f59-aeda-e69846b33322
- Extracted: 2025-05-14

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