Galaktoboureko
Galaktoboureko recipe in the greek category
Recipe 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
- 1 cup farina
- 6 eggs
- 3/4 pound unsalted sweet butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 20 phyllo sheets
Recipe method:
- Syrup: Boil for 10 minutes. Cool. Prepare this before making 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 diamond-shaped pieces.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 50 to 60 minutes.
- Pour the cooled syrup over hot pastry.
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