Thin sheets of dough brushed with melted butter, coiled into a spiral, re-rolled and griddled into a flaky, layered flatbread: eaten instead of bread or with tea.
Zetech (Layered Flaky Flatbread)
Ingredients
Method
- Mix the flour, water and salt into a soft dough; rest 20 minutes.
- Divide and roll each piece out very thin.
- Brush all over with melted butter.
- Roll the sheet up into a rope, then coil the rope into a flat spiral.
- Gently roll the coil out flat again into a round.
- Cook on a dry hot pan, browning both sides; brush with butter and serve warm.
The butter between the layers is what makes it flaky: brush generously.
This is the recipe from the Recipes section of the Circassian app, where you can also scale it and save it to your favourites.
Kitchen words in Circassian
The words for what is in this dish, in Kabardian (East Circassian) and Adyghe (West Circassian), with audio from the Circassian app’s lessons and audio course.
| English | Kabardian | Adyghe |
|---|---|---|
| butter | тхъуцынэtkhwutsyne | тхъуtkhu |
| water | псыpsy | псыpsə |
| salt | шыгъуshyghu | щыгъуshchəghu |
| food | шхынshkhyn | шхыныshkhənə |
| delicious | IэфI'ef' | IэшIу'eshIu |
| This is delicious! | Мыр IэфIщ!Myr 'ef'shch! | Мыр IэшIу!Myr 'esh'u! |
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Zetech: questions
How long does it take to make Zetech?
About 50 minutes, according to the recipe in the Circassian app.
How many people does this Zetech recipe serve?
It serves 4. The servings control above the ingredients recalculates every quantity for 1 to 40 people.
What is Zetech made of?
The ingredients are: 3 cups flour; 1 cup warm water; 1/2 tsp salt; 100 g melted butter (for the layers); butter, to finish.
Is Zetech an everyday or a festive dish?
The Circassian app files it as an everyday dish (Breads & Grains).
Where does this Zetech recipe come from?
From the Recipes section of the Circassian app. The app’s recipes draw on Amjad Jaimoukha’s book Circassian Cuisine and were cross-checked against Russian and Adyghe food sources.
Sources
- Circassian app, Recipes section, recipe “Zetech (Layered Flaky Flatbread)” (recipe data last changed July 2026). The app’s recipes draw on Amjad Jaimoukha’s book Circassian Cuisine and were cross-checked against Russian and Adyghe food sources.
- Circassian app: audio course, Kabardian and Adyghe (the kitchen words: cheese, meat, milk, bread, tea, water, food, delicious), and the lessons’ vocabulary (chicken, salt, butter, honey).
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