Pancakes & crepes

2 recipes

Round imagawayaki filled with red bean paste
Japan

Imagawayaki: Round Red Bean Cakes Made in a Frying Pan (今川焼き)

How to make imagawayaki (今川焼き), the round Japanese cake with sweet red bean paste baked inside, at home with two 8 cm-diameter silicone molds and a lidded frying pan. Covers the batter, the shallow first layer, placing the bean paste, turning safely, what the cooking times mean, and what is known about the cake's Edo-period history.

A whole flija cut into wedges, showing its thin layers and browned top
Albania

Flija (Fli): How to Make Albania and Kosovo's Layered Bake

How to make fli (flija, flia) at home under a broiler: egg-and-milk batter, a sour cream, kefir and butter layer, and building and browning each thin layer.