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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
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• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Syrup: The morning you are going to bake, combine 4 cups sugar, 2 cups water, 1 cinnamon stick and 2 slices lemon. | 2. Boil for 15 minutes. | 3. Remove from heat; remove cinnamon stick and lemon slices, and cool syrup completely. Also may be made a day in advance and refrigerated, covered. | 4. When syrup is cooled, preheat oven to 350°F | 5. Brush softened butter inside 9x13x2-inch glass baking dish. | 6. For the filling, place milk, sugar, semolina, ¼ stick softened butter, beaten eggs and extract in a heavy 4-quart pot over low heat, and mix. | 7. Stir continuously until the mixture becomes thicker than pudding consistency. | 8. Set aside to cool slightly. | 9. SEE NOTE: To assemble, fold 10 to 12 pieces of phyllo, one at a time, into the buttered baking dish, lightly brushing each piece with melted butter as it is placed. , Make sure to leave half of the sheet lapping over the side of the dish. | 10. Pour in warm custard filling. | 11. Layer 10 more phyllo pieces on top, buttering each layer. | 12. Score the top layer to form roughly 2x2-inch squares. Bake at 350 F for 30 to 45 minutes, or until lightly golden. | 13. When removed from oven, pour cold syrup over hot Galaktoboureko (sizzling is normal) and allow it to cool to room temperature before serving, 45 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
sugar	4	cups		3223.92	806.3839999999999	0.0	0.0
water	2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
cinnamon	1			-	-	-	-
lemon	2	slices		-	-	-	-
milk	4	cups		595.36	46.6528	30.744	31.9152
sugar	1	cup		3223.92	806.3839999999999	0.0	0.0
semolina	1	cup		601.2	121.6261	21.1756	1.7535
butter	1/8	cup	unsalted softened	203.4488	0.017	0.2412	23.015
egg	4		beaten	286.0	1.44	25.12	19.02
vanilla extract	3	tablespoons		112.32	4.9335	0.0234	0.0234
phyllo dough	1	lb		1356.2671	238.5941	32.2057	27.2161
butter	1	lb	unsalted melted	2585.5259	118.7981	80.7863	217.7285

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.