GALAKTABOUREKO-GREEK SEMOLINA CUSTARD BAKED IN PHYLLO
This is a scrumptious home-style Greek dessert that you won't find in many restaurants. Galaktaboureko, which might be easier to prepare than pronounce, is made by baking semolina custard in a crispy phyllo package and then drizzling it with sweet syrup. The syrup is traditionally made with sugar and water, but I couldn't resist the urge to infuse it with a little lemon and cinnamon.
Yield makes 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, whisk 5 cups of milk with the sugar and bring almost to a boil. Whisk in the semolina. Bring to a boil, whisking, then cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thick, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add the butter, stirring until incorporated. Cool for 5 minutes, then stir in the vanilla, the remaining 1 cup of milk, and the eggs, mixing thoroughly. Cool, cover with plastic or waxed paper, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
- Place the sugar, cinnamon, water, zest, and juice in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring, for about 10 minutes, until the syrup thickens and coats a spoon. Remove the cinnamon stick.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan.
- In a small bowl, mix together the almonds, bread crumbs, and sugar. Line the baking pan with 8 sheets of phyllo, one sheet at a time (each sheet should overlap its neighbors by an inch or so). Brush each sheet with butter and sprinkle lightly with the almond mixture. The pastry edges should overlap the entire perimeter of the pan. Pour in the cooled custard, spreading evenly, and fold the pastry edges over the custard.
- Arrange 8 phyllo sheets over the top of the custard, leaf by leaf, brushing with butter and sprinkling with almond mixture as before. Trim the edges to 1 inch and fold them inward, tucking them down inside the pan. Brush the top with butter and score diagonally with the tip of a sharp knife in two directions, to make diamond-shaped slits in the pastry. Sprinkle the top with water (about 3 tablespoons) and bake for 15 minutes, then lower the heat to 325°F and bake 45 more minutes.
- When the top is golden brown and flaky, remove from the oven and immediately pour the cooled syrup over the pastry. Let the custard set until cool, then cut into pieces and serve.
- Semolina is durum wheat that is more coarsely ground than other flours. It is the primary ingredient in the best pasta and in couscous, and it's also popular as porridge. It gives cakes a heartier, more substantial texture.
GALAKTOBOUREKO - GREEK CUSTARD SLICE
Make and share this Galaktoboureko - Greek Custard Slice recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Coasty
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 180°C Bring milk and white sugar just to the boil in a saucepan over medium heat. Gradually add the semolina in a thin steady stream, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon.
- Reduce heat to low. Cook, stirring, for 3-5 minutes or until mixture is smooth and thickens slightly.
- Remove from heat and set aside for 15-20 minutes to cool slightly. Gradually add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition until well combined. Add the vanilla sugar and lemon rind and stir until well combined.
- Place the filo on a clean work surface. Cover with a clean tea towel, then a damp tea towel (this will prevent it drying out). Place 1 filo sheet in the base of a 24 x 30cm (base measurement) ovenproof dish and brush with a little melted butter. Top with another filo sheet and lightly brush with melted butter.
- Repeat with another 10 filo sheets and melted butter to make a 12-sheet stack.
- Pour semolina mixture over the filo in dish. Continue layering with remaining filo sheets and half the remaining melted butter to make another 12-sheet stack on top of the semolina mixture.
- Use a small sharp knife to score top of galaktoboureko into 16 squares. Brush with the remaining melted butter. Bake in oven for 45 minutes or until golden.
- Meanwhile, to make sugar syrup, place the sugar, water, lemon juice, cinnamon, cloves and orange peel in a saucepan and stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
- Bring to a gentle simmer and cook, without stirring, for 10 minutes or until syrup thickens slightly. Strain syrup and discard cinnamon, cloves and peel.
- Cut through marked lines on top of galaktoboureko. Pour over the hot syrup and set aside for 30 minutes to stand. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 359.7, Fat 16.7, SaturatedFat 9, Cholesterol 143.9, Sodium 291.2, Carbohydrate 39.4, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 1.3, Protein 12.4
GALAKTOBOUREKO (GREEK CUSTARD PIE)
Make and share this Galaktoboureko (Greek Custard Pie) recipe from Food.com.
Provided by evelynathens
Categories Pie
Time 1h45m
Yield 20-24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Beat the eggs with the sugar until thick.
- Add semolina, milk, zest and vanilla extract.
- Cook over a low heat until mixture thickens, stirring continuously.
- Remove from heat; stir in 4 tbsp butter.
- Butter a baking pan 9x12x2 inches and lay 2/3 of pastry sheets, brushing each sheet generously with melted butter.
- The edges of the pastry sheets should come up above the top of the pan.
- Spread milk custard mixture over pastry sheets and turn in the edges of the phyllo over the custard.
- Cover with remaining pastry sheets, buttering each one generously with melted butter once it gets into the baking pan.
- Pour any remaining butter over top.
- Cut through the first 3 pastry sheets (no one will kill you if it's 4! Just use a light touch and a very sharp, pointy knife.) in 3 inch squares and sprinkle pastry with water.
- Bake in a moderate (350°F-180°C) oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour- until golden on top (not golden-brown).
- Allow to cool.
- Boil the sugar, water and lemon juice for 5 minutes.
- Pour lukewarm syrup over the cooled 'Galaktoboureko'.
- Cool before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 429.5, Fat 16.4, SaturatedFat 9, Cholesterol 93.9, Sodium 315.6, Carbohydrate 61.9, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 30.1, Protein 9.2
GALAKTOBOUREKO - GREEK SEMOLINA CUSTARD BARS
Galaktoboureko, a specialty of Ithaca, Greece, is a kind of custard pie encased in several layers of phyllo brushed with melted butter. This version is made at Artopolis bakery in New York City, which offers a variety of Greek breads and pastries. From our local newspaper.
Provided by Molly53
Categories Dessert
Time 2h
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In large saucepan, heat milk to just below boiling.
- Remove and set aside.
- In a bowl, beat egg yolks, sugar and semolina until pale yellow.
- Whisk in milk.
- Return mixture to clean saucepan and set over low heat.
- Cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until custard thickens and comes away from sides of the pan, about 5 to 6 minutes.
- Stir in vanilla and lemon zest: set aside.
- Preheat oven to 375°F Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
- Lay half the phyllo sheets in pan, brushing each one with butter before putting it in the pan, and letting them come partially up the sides.
- Do not butter last layer.
- Pour custard over phyllo, taking care not to disturb the pastry.
- Gently smooth with a spatula.
- Lay remaining phyllo over custard, brushing each layer with butter.
- Carefully tuck excess phyllo into sides of pan.
- With a sharp knife, score top few layers into 3-inch squares.
- Bake 45 to 50 minutes until golden.
- Lower temperature if it browns too quickly.
- While pastry bakes, combine water, sugar and lemon zest in heavy saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes, or until it lightly coats a spoon.
- Remove pastry and cut though score marks to bottom of pan.
- Let cool completely then pour on hot syrup and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 760.6, Fat 25.2, SaturatedFat 14.5, Cholesterol 126.4, Sodium 267.9, Carbohydrate 122.9, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 75.1, Protein 12.5
GALAKTOBOUREKO - GREEK CUSTARD PASTRY
Make and share this Galaktoboureko - Greek Custard Pastry recipe from Food.com.
Provided by tranch
Categories Dessert
Time 1h50m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a saucepan over medium heat add milk, sugar, semolina, 2 ounces butter, vanilla, salt and a sliver of lemon peel.
- Bring to a boil, whisking constantly, until mixture thickens remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
- Beat eggs in a separate bowl then stir into milk mixture. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a 9 X 13 buttered baking pan with half the sheets of phyllo, brushing each sheet with the melted butter and allowing the edges to overlap the sides.
- Spread custard evenly over phyllo.
- Cover with remaining sheets of phyllo, brushing each sheet with the melted butter.
- Trim the edges and fold in carefully to seal the filling.
- Brush the top with melted butter and seal edges with a bit of cold water.
- Bake 45 minutes or until golden.
- Meanwhile make the syrup; In a small saucepan combine the sugar, water, lemon juice and sliver of lemon peel and boil for 10 minutes.
- When Galaktoboureko is done and still hot from the oven, spoon syrup over a little at a time until absorbed by the pastry.
- Cool completely, cut into diamond shape and serve.
- NOTES : This is best made the day before it is needed. It gives the pastry time to absorb the syrup and the filling to become firm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 582.9, Fat 18.5, SaturatedFat 9.7, Cholesterol 149.7, Sodium 408.2, Carbohydrate 92.2, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 51.2, Protein 12.4
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