Kollpite

Kollpite or kullpite is a traditional pastry consisting of flour, warm water, and salt. The dough is rolled out or stretched into very thin dough sheets, which are then stacked on top of each other and drizzled with oil or melted butter in between each layer and on top.

Variations of this pastry also use yeast and sugar for the dough, and the pastry is baked until nicely colored and crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Although it’s commonly filled with crumbled cheese, kollpite is often left plain, with nothing but oil or melted butter in between the layers.

This baked pastry is typically enjoyed with a glass of plain yogurt on the side. Some versions of kollpite resemble a snail-shaped pastry roll or burek, and these are usually filled with either sweet or savory fillings such as fried sour cabbage, mashed pumpkin, spinach, cheese and eggs, apples and walnuts, or minced meat and onions.