About this dish
A baked custard dessert wrapped in crisp phyllo pastry and soaked in a sweet syrup.
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Ingredients
🥛1 liter milk
🌾1/2 cup semolina
🥚4 eggs
🍬1 cup sugar
🥐1 packet phyllo pastry
🧈Melted butter, for layering
🍯Syrup made from sugar, water, and lemon
Method
Serves 21
Heat milk and gradually whisk in semolina, cooking until thickened into a custard.2
Remove from heat and whisk in beaten eggs and sugar until smooth.3
Layer half the phyllo sheets in a buttered baking dish, brushing each with melted butter.4
Pour in the custard, then top with the remaining phyllo sheets, again brushing each with butter.5
Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 40-45 minutes until golden and crisp.6
Pour the cooled syrup evenly over the hot pastry as soon as it comes out of the oven.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Galaktoboureko is a classic Greek dessert, combining the crispness of phyllo pastry with a soft semolina custard filling.
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