This custard pie is a favorite Greek dessert. If you can get past the tongue twister name, Galaktoboureko (gah-lahk-toh-BOO-reh-koh) can easily become your favorite Greek pastry as well. It’s a divine combination of creamy custard and flaky phyllo dough that is baked to golden perfection and then drenched with lemon and orange-infused syrup.
Ingredients:
For the Syrup:
3 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 cinnamon stick
6-7 whole gloves
2 lemon slices
For the Phyllo Pastry:
1 package phyllo pastry, 12 sheets
½ cup butter, melted
½ cup oil
For the Custard Cream:
8 cups whole milk
1 cup fine semolina
1 cup granulated sugar
4 eggs
2 egg yolks
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cinnamon stick
¼ cup butter, cold
