International Recipes
Galaktoboureko (Greek Custard Pie)
Ingredients
Syrup
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 edge of orange rind
- 1 cinnamon stick
Pastry
- 2 quarts milk
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup farina
- 3/4 pound unsalted sweet butter, divided
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 20 phyllo sheets
Instructions
Syrup
- Prepare this before making pastry. Boil all ingredients for 10 minutes. Cool.
Pastry
- Heat milk to scalding. Beat eggs until thick. Add farina and mix. Add mixture to milk with 1/4 pound butter. Heat, stirring, until thickened. Remove from heat. Add vanilla extract.
- Melt remaining butter and butter bottom and sides of a 10 x 14 x 2 inch pan. Place 10 buttered phyllo leaves in pan. Pour farina mixture in and cover with remaining phyllo, buttering each leaf as it is laid. Butter the top sheet very well and score into square pieces. Bake at 350 degrees F for 50 to 60 minutes.
- Pour the COOLED syrup over HOT pastry.
Attribution
Photo credit: (c) Can Stock Photo / julie208