Recipes from Greece :: Greek Pastries and Desserts
Syrup3/4 c. water 1 c. sugar Juice of 1 lemon 1 edge of orange rind 1 cinnamon stick Boil for 10 mins. Cool. Prepare this before making pastry. Pastry
2 quarts milk
1 c. farina
6 eggs
3/4 pound unsalted sweet butter
2 tsp. vanilla extract
20 phyllo sheets 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-in. 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 fahrenheit for 50 to 60 mins. Pour the COOLED syrup over HOT pastry.
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