Milk pie

Milk pie

Orange Milk Pie

Directions

  1. Scald milk in a large saucepan; stir in 4 tablespoons butter and sugar. Gradually add farina, stirring constantly and bring mixture slowly to a boil.
  2. Remove from heat.
  3. Beat eggs in a bowl until they are frothy and lemon-colored.
  4. Slowly stir hot farina mixture into egg mixture.
  5. Add orange juice concentrate and vanilla extract. Set aside to cool.
  6. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  7. Line a 9 x 12-inch baking pan with 1 sheet of phyllo (some of which should hang over the pan) and brush with butter (keep unused phyllo covered with plastic wrap; )
  8. Layer 5 more sheets of buttered phyllo in the pan so that bottom and sides are completely covered, with some overhang on all edges.
  9. Pour in cooled custard.
  10. Cover with 1 sheet of phyllo; brush with butter.
  11. Layer 5 more individually buttered sheets of phyllo on top, and fold in overhang.
  12. With a sharp knife, slice through top layers of phyllo, marking off 21/4-inch squares or diamond shapes.
  13. Bake for 10 minutes; reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and bake for 45 minutes, or until golden.
  14. While pastry bakes, prepare the syrup: Place ingredients in a large saucepan, bring to a boil, and simmer for 10 minutes. Let cool.
  15. Place pastry pan on a rack and cool for 5 minutes.
  16. Pour cooled orange syrup over galaktoboureko.
  17. Cut all the way through and serve at room temperature.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups milk
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus 1 stick
  • (1/4 pound) unsalted butter, melted, for brushing
  • phyllo
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup uncooked regular farina
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 tablespoons orange juice concentrate, undiluted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 pound phyllo pastry

ORANGE SYRUP

Ingredients

  • 1 cup water
  • 11/2 cups sugar
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 whole cloves
  • 2 teaspoons grated orange peel

 

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