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Recipe Introduction


GREEK CUSTARD PASTRY


List of Ingredients




PASTRY
8 cups milk
1 cup sugar
1 cup sweet butter
¾ cup farina
12 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp salt
1 lb filo pastry
1 lb butter, melted

SYRUP
2 cups water
2 cups sugar
1 cup honey
2 whole cloves
½ stick cinnamon
1 slice lemon



Recipe



Heat milk and sugar in large saucepan; do not boil. Stir in 1 cup butter until melted. Add farina slowly, stirring constantly. Cook about 10 minutes until thickened. Remove from heat and cool. Add eggs, vanilla and salt to farina mixture, set aside. Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter 10 x 15 x 2 pan. Place 9 sheets of filo in bottom of pan, brushing each layer generously with melted butter before placing next layer on top. Spoon cooled filling over filo. Cover with 10 sheets of filo, brushing each layer with butter. Trim filo edges to fit pan. Brush top well with butter. With sharp knife, score pastry in diamond pattern. Bake for about 45 minutes until golden-colored. Prepare syrup. Combine water, sugar, honey, cloves, cinnamon and lemon slice. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer about 20 minutes. Remove from heat, discard clove and cinnamon. Allow to cool. Remove pastry from oven; let stand about 5 minutes. Pour cooled syrup over hot pastry. Allow to cool before serving.